Saturday, May 13, 2006

Sao Paolo rocked by gang violence

Horrible news from one of the largest cities in the world, reported by the BBC: "At least 30 people, including 19 policemen, have been killed in a spate of attacks in Sao Paulo, Brazil."

The attacks, carried out by the so-called First Command of the Capital (PCC) gang, may have been a response to a transfer of prison inmates. Police officers were targeted: "The assailants used machine-guns and grenades. In one incident a home-made bomb was thrown into a police station." The attacks were "followed by jail revolts, with 100 hostages being taken."

Click on the link above for all the details. MSNBC (from the AP) has more here.

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