[Excerpt: The attacks began in Nova Iguacu, when gunmen fired on a crowd at a street-corner bar, in what Brazilian media describe as a drive-by shooting....Fifteen people were found dead in and around the bar and three more victims died of their injuries in the hospital on Friday.]
http://212.58.240.132/1/hi/world/americas/4407333.stm Last Updated: Monday, 4 April, 2005, 22:16 GMT 23:16 UK Police held over Brazil killings Eleven Brazilian police officers have been arrested in connection with the killing of 30 people in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, authorities say. Four of the officers are suspected of direct involvement in last Thursday's massacre, said Rio's top security official Marcelo Itagiba. Two officers were held on Sunday, but deny any part in the killing. Officials suspect the seemingly-random murders were revenge for the arrest of eight policemen over another killing. Some teenagers and a child were among those who died in the shootings in Queimados and Nova Iguacu in Rio's northern outskirts. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to punish those responsible for the attack. Two police officers, named as Jose Felipe and Fabiano Lopes, were arrested in their homes on Saturday. Both were said to be on medical leave. A .38 calibre gun - the same type used in the shootings - was reportedly found at one of the houses. 'Drive-by shooting' The attacks began in Nova Iguacu, when gunmen fired on a crowd at a street-corner bar, in what Brazilian media describe as a drive-by shooting. Fifteen people were found dead in and around the bar and three more victims died of their injuries in the hospital on Friday. The gunmen, possibly joined by a second car, then drove to the Queimados neighbourhood where they killed 12 people in two separate shootings. Rio is one of the most violent cities in the world. Rival drugs gangs are in control of many slum areas, known as favelas. Rio police have long been accused by human rights groups of using extreme brutality and acting with impunity. They say police carried out a 1993 massacre in the state, in which 21 people were killed. enditem ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FHLuJD/_WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
