At least 25 people, including a police officer, were killed this Thursday, May 6 during an anti-drug operation in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian media reported.
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The operation was carried out early Thursday morning against drug traffickers accused of recruiting minors in the poor neighborhood of Jacarezinho, in northern Rio, the
G1
news site reported
, citing police.