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20 dead in Rio de Janeiro shootout

Two passengers on a metro train were also wounded in the shooting

Photo for representation only. Source: iStock.

Rio de Janeiro, May 6

At least 20 people, including a police officer, died on Thursday in a shootout during a police operation against drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro's Jacarezinho shanty town, O Globo newspaper reported on its website.

Two passengers on a metro train were also wounded in the shooting in the northern Rio neighbourhood, the newspaper said. — Reuters

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