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Rio de Janeiro favela police operation leaves nine dead
At least nine people have died in gun battles with drug dealers in a favela (shanty town) in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, police say.
The clashes started on Monday evening after a demonstration in Bonsucesso, which reportedly ended in mass robberies near Rio's main access road.
Hundreds of police and National Guard officers, with the support of a tank, are being deployed to secure the area.
Police say at least six of the victims were suspects and one was a policeman.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23055077
