RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The death toll in a massive police raid on a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro rose Wednesday to 119 killed, including four policemen, Brazilian police said.
The previous toll given by authorities was 60 suspected gang members and four policemen, following Tuesday's operation by 2,500 police and soldiers that sparked clashes in two low-income neighborhoods of the city.
The tally of suspects arrested stood at 113 — up from 81 cited previously, police spokesman Felipe Curi told a news conference.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After a massive police raid on a notorious drug gang, residents of a Rio de Janeiro favela spent all night collecting bodies in trucks from inside and around their urban community an

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