Brazil Marines join slum battles, 30 people killed

By Pedro Fonseca

Thu Nov 25, 2010 2:19pm EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Armored cars rolled through smoke-filled streets in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday as police battled slum-based drug gangs for a fifth consecutive day in the city slated to host the 2016 Olympics.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AO3R220101125