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Anthony France

FOUND: 11 dead in rio de janeiro police raid shootout - You Need To See This

Wounded taken to Getulio Vargas Hospital in Rio

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

A police raid in Rio de Janeiro left 11 people dead including an innocent woman hit by a stray bullet, authorities in the Brazilian city said.

Military officers came under fierce gunfire as they entered the Vila Cruzeiro slum to arrest “criminal leaders” at dawn.

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