Sunday, October 18, 2009

Rio fortifies streets after deadly shootout

Matt Boguslawski

I bet you the President of the Olympic Committee is kicking himself right now for not having Chicago host the Olympics. In Rio de Janeiro, a seriuous confrontation between drug gangs and the authorities left 14 dead. Over 2000 police officers were deployed to try and control and contain the fighting. Among this fighting a helicopter was even brought down to gun fire. Rio representatives said that they have had a history of fighting, but that this sort of chaos will not be a factor in the 2016 games.

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