Two killed, eight arrested during police operation in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro police conducted an operation in the Vila Kennedy neighborhood, resulting in at least two deaths and eight arrests. The operation took place on Wednesday.

Police in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state announced that at least two people were killed and eight others were arrested on Wednesday during a police operation in the Vila Kennedy neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. "Police conducted an operation in the Vila Kennedy neighborhood, during which two were killed and eight were arrested," the statement said.

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