Traffic at standstill, civilians in crossfire during police confrontation with Brazil criminals

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Eyewitness footage filmed from inside a bus on Thursday (Oct 24) showed passengers reacting to what appeared to be distant gunshots, as nearby roads were caught in the crosshairs of a police operation against Brazilian criminals.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Eyewitness footage filmed from inside a bus on Thursday showed passengers reacting to

00:08what appeared to be distant gunshots. As nearby roads were caught in the crosshairs of a police

00:15operation against Brazilian criminals, people were seen disembarking from vehicles, laying

00:21low and taking cover between buses, cars and motorcycles. In an operation in the so-called

00:27Israel Complex in the northern Rio neighborhood of Cordova, the police encountered great resistance

00:33from the criminals who control the territory, according to a police spokesperson. The criminals

00:38started shooting in the direction of the roads as the police entered the area, stopping traffic

00:43as road users scrambled to safety, causing the operation to be suspended, the police

00:48spokesperson added.

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