At least 64 killed in huge police operation in Rio de Janeiro favelas

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least 64 people were killed and 81 were arrested Tuesday in a large security operation against the Comando Vermelho criminal group in the Complexo do Alemao and Penha favelas in Rio de Janeiro, official sources said.

The Rio de Janeiro state government called the action the deadliest operation in Rio's history. More than 2,500 civil and military police officers took part in