Authorities deployed helicopters and other extra security Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro after members of a criminal gang set fire to at least 35 buses in apparent retaliation for the police slaying of one of their key members.
The attack late Monday on public transport buses took place in a western section of Rio far from its tourist districts and caused no casualties, but it represented significant defiance of the government.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertipsRio's state Gov. Claudio Castro said Tuesday after a meeting with his security officials that the city was on "maximum alert" with helicopters and drones reinforcing the police presence on the streets.
Militias emerged in the 1990s when they originally were made up mainly of former police officers, firefighters and military men who wanted to combat lawlessness in their neighbourhoods. They charged residents for protection and other services, and more recently moved into drug trafficking themselves.
WARNING: This article contains details about a fatal intimate partner violence case in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and may upset some readers.Toronto police say they are investigating several hate incidents across the city, including antisemitic graffiti and the theft of a mezuzah.A commercial helicopter with 14 people on board landed safely in Victoria Tuesday after it was struck by lightning and damaged in what the company's president is calling a "freak" occurrence.
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