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2010-08-22 06:30

Gunmen fighting Rio police invade luxury hotel (AP)

Police stand guard as tourists leave the Intercontinental hotel after it was invaded by gunmen who took hostages in the Sao Conrado neighborhood near the Rocinha Slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday Aug. 21, 2010.   A police spokeswoman said that within a few hours the hostages were freed and the 10 suspects surrendered. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Heavily armed drug gang members engaged in an intense firefight with police, then fled into a luxury hotel popular with foreign tourists and held about 30 people hostage for three hours Saturday before surrendering.


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