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Heavily armed Brazilian army troops and police launched a pre-dawn crackdown Saturday on gangs operating out of slums across Rio de Janeiro, following a steep rise in crime. Their main goal was to stop gangs behind a surge in brazen robberies of commercial trucks. (france24.com)
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At least 50 civilians have been killed by militants in northern Afghanistan, officials say. A checkpoint manned by local police was attacked in the Mirzawalang area of Sar-e Pul province. The assailants then entered the village and shot dead mainly Shia Muslim civilians (bbc.com)
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