BRAZIL VIOLENCE – Police raid on Rio de Janeiro slum leaves 18 dead

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Eighteen people were fatally shot Thursday during a police operation against a gang of armed robbers in a sprawling Rio de Janeiro shantytown, Brazilian authorities said.

Sixteen of those killed were suspects, Rio state police spokesman Ivan Blaz told a press conference following hours of violence in the Complexo do Alemao favela.