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Officers stand guard outside the Homicide Department of Rio de Janeiro's Civil Police, where authorities are expected to hold a press conference after the shooting of three doctors -- one of them the brother of a lawmaker -- at a beach bar in the Brazilian city. IMAGES
Images of military police cars outside Rio de Janeiro's State hospital Getulio Vargas where wounded suspects of a police operation are being treated. At least nine people died in a police operation targeting criminal gangs in a complex da penha favela in Rio de Janeiro, the latest in a series of deadly security force raids across Brazil. IMAGES
Brazilian star striker Neymar leaves a police station in Rio de Janeiro after giving a statement to police for posting intimate WhatsApp messages with Najila Trindade Mendes de Souza, who has accused him of rape, on social media. IMAGES
Heavily armed Brazilian army troops and police launch a pre-dawn crackdown on gangs operating out of slums across Rio de Janeiro, following a steep rise in crime. IMAGES
Images of a fire in the Pavao-Pavaozinho favela in Copacabana, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.