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Police helicoper shot down in Rio...

  • 18-10-2009 5:30pm
    #1
    Steyr
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    And this is from the city hosting the Olympics and the World Cup?

    **Video In Link**
    Rio police die as helicopter hit

    Two Brazilian policemen have been killed after their helicopter was shot at in Rio de Janeiro during clashes involving police and drug gangs.

    The helicopter came down and burst into flames, after the pilot was hit in the leg by a bullet.

    At least 10 other people were reported to have died in the fighting. Several buses were also set on fire.

    It was the worst outbreak of violence since the city was awarded the 2016 Olympic Games two weeks ago.

    The attack on the helicopter followed an outbreak of fighting between rival drug gangs in a shanty town in the north of the city.

    One resident said it was the one of the most intense gun battles he had witnessed in the area in recent years.

    The police helicopter exploded after trying to make an emergency landing on a football field.

    Two policemen were injured in the crash.

    A new gun battle then began between the gangs and dozens of policemen.

    In total, 10 alleged gangsters were reported to have been killed.

    Authorities were not able to confirm if it was the first time that one of their helicopters had been brought down by gunfire.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8312885.stm


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  • #2
    Foggy43
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    I'm afraid this is the norm for Rio. Anytime you hear of a massacare in Rio it is usualluy carried out by one of the Police forces. Always in revenge for one of their officers being killed.


  • #3
    amacachi
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    Foggy43 wrote: »
    I'm afraid this is the norm for Rio. Anytime you hear of a massacare in Rio it is usualluy carried out by one of the Police forces. Always in revenge for one of their officers being killed.

    Only usually hear about it when the police are involved though. Any figures around for how many the gangs kill every year?


  • #4
    Foggy43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭Foggy43


    Ok! Slighly off topic here but here is a link http://current.com/items/89707765_a-new-way-to-fight-crime-in-rio-de-janeiro.htm

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/correspondent/1312855.stm

    I have been to Rio and Sao Paulo. I know and socialize with people from these cities here in London. I never felt being in any danger in their company while in Brasil. I have only ever heard of one attack on tourists and that was in the last century.


  • #5
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    Some more footage.

    Chopper looked to be on fire as it came in to land (crash). :(


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