Police raid in Rio de Janeiro leaves 8 dead
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A police operation in a poor community in Rio de Janeiro has left eight people dead
RIO DE JANEIRO -- A police operation in a poor community in Rio de Janeiro on Friday left eight people dead, according to the state's military police.
The raid in the Vila Cruzeiro favela was coordinated between Brazil's highway police and the military police. Officers seized automatic weapons, pistols, grenades and kilos of drugs, according to a statement from the military police.
Local media reported that more than a dozen schools and some family health clinics closed because of the gunfire.
One body was laid out on the street under a tarp, and a group of residents gathered nearby waiting to see if belonged to a relative or friend. Some protested against the operation, demanding to see the bodies of those who were killed.
