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Death toll rises to 121 in Rio de Janeiro’s deadliest police operation

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The death toll from a massive police operation in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 121, including four police officers, according to figures released Wednesday by state authorities. The two-day operation in the favela complexes is now the deadliest in the state’s history.

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Death toll in massive police raid on drug gang in Rio rises 119, Brazilian police say (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The previous toll given by authorities was 60 suspected gang members and four policemen.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro raises death toll from police raid to 132 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Rio state governor put death toll at around 60 on Wednesday, but warned that the real figure was likely higher.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Death toll from Rio de Janeiro police raid on drug gang rises to 121 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The death toll in a major police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 121 people dead.

  4. BNO News

    Death toll rises to 121 in Rio de Janeiro’s deadliest police operation (opens BNO News)

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    The death toll from a massive police operation in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 121, including four police officers, according to figures released Wednesday by state authorities. The two-day operation in the favela complexes is now the deadliest in the state’s history.

  5. Breitbart News

    Brazil: Death Toll from Gang War in Rio de Janeiro Rises To 121 (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Rio de Janeiro's Police updated the official death toll of the police raid against the Comando Vermelho criminal gang to 121.

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