Rio de Janeiro police conduct deadly raid in Alemao favelas

By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and DIANE JEANTET
Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Multiple deaths have been reported during a police raid on Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities. The exact toll remains unclear hours after the operation began. An early police statement says an officer and two individuals were killed and woman injured. But upon arriving just beyond the site of the operation, Associated Press reporters saw residents carrying 10 bodies as bystanders shouted, “We want peace!” Residents said that those who attempted to help the injured risked arrest. Police say the raid targeted a criminal group that stole vehicles and cargo and robbed banks as well as invaded nearby neighborhoods.