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Criminal gang violence rocks Sao Paulo, Brazil

www.chinaview.cn 2006-05-16 07:30:15

At least 52 people have been killed in prison riots, agitated by criminal gang members, in the Sao Paulo state, Brazil. The dead include 35 security personnel -- police and prison guards -- three civilians, and 14 suspected gang members, according the Sao Paulo state government. The death toll was the combined results of a wave of attacks against police stations.

Children play with a burned bus in Sao Paulo, on May 14, 2006. (Xinhua photo)

At least 52 people have been killed in prison riots, agitated by criminal gang members, in the Sao Paulo state, Brazil. The dead include 35 security personnel -- police and prison guards -- three civilians, and 14 suspected gang members, according the Sao Paulo state government. The death toll was the combined results of a wave of attacks against police stations.

A relative to one of the prisoners was waiting outside the prison 300km north of Sao Paulo on May 14, 2006. (Xinhua photo)

Editor: Zhu Jin