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Tensions rise in Rio slum after elderly death

By Washington Examiner
Published April 28, 2014 8:37pm ET
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Tensions rise in Rio slum after elderly death
A woman walks past three cars that were set on fire by protestors demonstrating against the death of an elderly woman who died yesterday during a police operation against suspected drug traffickers in the Complexo do Alemao of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, April 28, 2014. The woman who died is Arlinda Bezerra das Chagas, age 72. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) | Silvia Izquierdo

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tensions are rising in a Rio de Janeiro slum following the death of an elderly woman hit by a stray bullet during a gunbattle between police and alleged gang members.

Three cars were burned Monday in the Alemao complex of slums near a police outpost. Officers are investigating to see if it is related to the death of the woman Sunday.

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