Outlaw militias torch 35 buses in Rio after crime boss is killed
Tuesday, 24 October 2023 Suspected paramilitary militia members torched 35 buses and a train drivers' cabin in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, paralyzing parts of the scenic Brazilian city after one of their leaders was killed in a police operation, officials said. The chaotic scenes erupted after an operation that state Governor Claudio Castro said killed the nephew and right-hand-man of a militia boss known as "Zinho." Castro said the police had delivered a "hard blow to one of the largest militias in the west" of Rio, describing the nephew, who goes by the alias "Faustao" as a "known warlord."
A train driver’s cabin and 35 buses were set ablaze in Rio de Janeiro by suspected paramilitary militia members after a police operation killed one of their leaders. State Governor Claudio Castro said the operation killed the nephew and right-hand-man of a militia boss known as “Zhino”, the...
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
