At least seven die in Rio police shootout as army takeover drags on
25 March 2018 |
7:30 am
At least seven people were killed in a confrontation with police in Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha favela on Saturday (March 24) and several others were injured, as an army takeover of Rio's security services drags well into its second month.
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