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Mon 10 Oct 2009Two officers killed as Rio gangs shoot down police helicopter
DRUG TRAFFICKERS in Rio de Janeiro forced down a police helicopter on Saturday, killing two officers on board during one of the worst outbreaks of gang-related violence in the city in several years.
Brazilian authorities said 2,000 police operatives were yesterdayhunting for the drug traffickers behind a sudden outbreak of violence which has so far claimed at least 14 lives.
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