Police operation in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro favelas leaves at least 60 people dead

Police in Brazil have killed 60 criminal suspects and arrested at least 80 during a major crackdown on organised crime in Rio de Janeiro.
2,500 police officers and soldiers raided favelas in the northern suburbs, targeting a notorious gang.
Dozens of rifles and large quantities of drugs were seized.

Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew reports from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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