Afghanistan, Oct. 30 -- At least 132 people were killed in a massive police operation in Rio de Janeiro, marking Brazil's deadliest security raid and sparking widespread human rights outrage.
Brazilian officials said at least 132 people were killed during a massive police raid in Rio de Janeiro, marking the deadliest security operation in the country's history, Reuters reported Wednesday. Residents were seen pulling bodies from the surrounding forest and lining them along the streets of the Penha district.
State authorities initially put the death toll at 64, including four police officers, before revising the figure sharply upward as the scale of the operation became clear. Officials described the raid as a direct strike against the Coma...