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| Brazil police kill 13 suspected robbers in Salvador | Brazil police kill 13 suspected robbers in Salvador |
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| At least 13 people have been killed in a shootout between police and armed robbery suspects in the Brazilian city of Salvador. | At least 13 people have been killed in a shootout between police and armed robbery suspects in the Brazilian city of Salvador. |
| Officers said they arrived at the scene following a tip off that a gang were planning a bank raid, and began to shoot after the suspects opened fire. | |
| All 16 of the group were hit in the exchange of bullets and were taken to a nearby hospital. | All 16 of the group were hit in the exchange of bullets and were taken to a nearby hospital. |
| Thirteen of them died and two were seriously hurt. | Thirteen of them died and two were seriously hurt. |
| Police said no officers were killed, but one was slightly injured. | Police said no officers were killed, but one was slightly injured. |
| An investigation has been opened into the incident. | |
| Brazil's police have been criticised in the past for using excessive force in their bid to control violent crime in the country's impoverished neighbourhoods. |