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| Ten people, including two teenage boys, have been killed during a police raid on shanty towns in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, officials say. | Ten people, including two teenage boys, have been killed during a police raid on shanty towns in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, officials say. |
| The authorities say those who died were suspected drug dealers. | The authorities say those who died were suspected drug dealers. |
| But community and rights groups often challenge the police version of events after major security operations. | But community and rights groups often challenge the police version of events after major security operations. |
| The deaths happened at a time when police in Rio de Janeiro are trying a new community policing approach in two of the city's shanty towns. | The deaths happened at a time when police in Rio de Janeiro are trying a new community policing approach in two of the city's shanty towns. |
| The raids involving 300 officers were carried out across four of Rio de Janeiro's sprawling shanty towns. | The raids involving 300 officers were carried out across four of Rio de Janeiro's sprawling shanty towns. |
| Armoured vehicles and helicopters were used by police searching for drugs, arms and stolen cars. | Armoured vehicles and helicopters were used by police searching for drugs, arms and stolen cars. |
| Two of the dead are reported to be teenage boys, while a woman who was hit by a stray bullet was also taken to hospital. | Two of the dead are reported to be teenage boys, while a woman who was hit by a stray bullet was also taken to hospital. |
| href="/1/hi/world/americas/7870395.stm">Brazil's shanty town challenge The police often stay out of Rio's large shanty towns, only entering on heavily-armed raids directed against drug gangs or illegal militias. | |
| However, the latest killings come at a time when a new approach to policing is being tried in two poor neighbourhoods, one of which was visited by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday. | However, the latest killings come at a time when a new approach to policing is being tried in two poor neighbourhoods, one of which was visited by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday. |
| Instead of withdrawing after a short and violent confrontation, the police say they are maintaining a 24-hour presence in the shanty town of Santa Marta in order to take back the area from drug traffickers. | Instead of withdrawing after a short and violent confrontation, the police say they are maintaining a 24-hour presence in the shanty town of Santa Marta in order to take back the area from drug traffickers. |
| Analysts say the experiment might offer at least a limited alternative for policing in Rio de Janeiro. | Analysts say the experiment might offer at least a limited alternative for policing in Rio de Janeiro. |
| However, there are more than 900 shanty towns of various sizes in the city, and the costs and challenges of ensuring all of them are properly policed would be enormous. | However, there are more than 900 shanty towns of various sizes in the city, and the costs and challenges of ensuring all of them are properly policed would be enormous. |