Police suspected of Brazil murders

Sao Paulo - Brazilian authorities are investigating the possibility that police burst into a bar and shot to death 12 people …

Sao Paulo - Brazilian authorities are investigating the possibility that police burst into a bar and shot to death 12 people earlier this month in a poor suburb of Sao Paulo, police said yesterday. Early on June 17th, three hooded, heavily armed men burst into a bar and opened fire, killing 11 people and wounding four others. One of the injured died later in a hospital.

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