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Seven dead after alleged drug dealers clash in Rio port

  (AFP)
Sao Paulo
Sun, November 26, 2017 Published on Nov. 26, 2017 Published on 2017-11-26T07:11:30+07:00

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even people have been found dead in Rio de Janeiro's port after what police said was a deadly clash among suspected drug dealers.

Military Police arrested 13 people and seized 14 guns, grenades and ammunition, they said.

Suspects were taken to a detention center while police rolled out in force in the area where it happened, called Complexo do Caju.

The suspects were involved in a shootout among themselves, military police said, adding that city police would determine who was firing on whom.

Violent crime is a major issue in Brazil, and especially in Rio, the former Olympic and World Cup host city.

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