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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Email Print Reprints Read China issues warning ahead of U.S.-South Korea drills | 11:04am EST Analysis: Thinking the unthinkable -- a euro zone breakup 25 Nov 2010 Black Friday shoppers speak about their deals 3:14pm EST Black Eyed Peas to play coveted Super Bowl slot 9:31am EST U.S. briefs allies on new documents leak: WikiLeaks 12:26pm EST Discussed 99 Obama’s 2012 re-election prospects uncertain: poll 53 North Korea shells South Korean island 52 U.S. condemns N.Korean shelling, plays down deterrent Watched Bejeweled bra exposed in NY Thu, Oct 21 2010 Row over vote orgasm video Fri, Nov 19 2010 High tech shopping with apps Wed, Nov 24 2010 Federal troops, police prepare Rio slum offensive Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Sergio Moraes RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Backed by armored personnel carriers and 800 army soldiers, police prepared a major offensive on Friday to occupy one of Rio de Janeiro's largest slums where heavily armed drug... Related News Brazil says Rio violence will not affect World Cup 8:09am EST Brasilia still hoping to stage 2014 World Cup opener Thu, Nov 25 2010 Brazil Marines join slum battles, 30 people killed Thu, Nov 25 2010 Rio drug gangs battle police, 13 people killed Wed, Nov 24 2010 UPDATE 2-Rio drug gangs battle police, 13 people killed Wed, Nov 24 2010 Analysis & Opinion “Collateral damage” grows in Mexico’s army-led drug war Related Topics World » Sports » A police officer runs during an operation at Nova Brasilia slum in Rio de Janeiro November 26, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Sergio Moraes By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Sergio Moraes RIO DE JANEIRO | Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:38pm EST RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Backed by armored personnel carriers and 800 army soldiers, police prepared a major offensive on Friday to occupy one of Rio de Janeiro's largest slums where heavily armed drug traffickers bunkered up after days of violence. Thirty-five people have been killed since police first clashed earlier this week with suspected gang members who attacked police stations and burned nearly 100 cars and buses, and the planned advance could push the death toll higher. Authorities blamed the assaults on orders from imprisoned gang members angry at police efforts to take control of their turf in more than a dozen slums. The latest wave of violence raises renewed doubts over the city's ability to host the 2014 soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, even though sports authorities have said they trust the government's security measures. Pedestrians applauded as the military convoy rattled through city streets on the way to the Alemao favela, or shantytown, where traffickers took shelter after fleeing from advancing police on Thursday. Masked men, some dressed in shorts and camouflage T-shirts, defiantly waved their machineguns in the air. Others pointed their guns down the winding roads of the hilly slum, apparently on watch for advancing police officers. Some of them fired shots at a police helicopter patrolling the area, according to a Reuters photographer. "We'll invade Alemao at the right moment. We're depending on information from intelligence services," said Roberto Sa, Rio de Janeiro state's under-secretary of public security. Elsewhere, residents have had to take cover from gunfire and skirt burning buses on their way to work. The government defended the unusual deployment of army soldiers, saying they would primarily provide backup and logistic support to free police officers to engage the gangs. "The confrontation is necessary so we can have a state in peace," Defense Minister Nelson Jobim told a news conference. The use of the armed forces to quell urban violence remains controversial in Brazil, where the military fought and tortured political dissidents during its 1964-1985 rule. Human rights groups regularly accuse police of using excessive force. Still, most residents appear to back Rio de Janeiro Governor Sergio Cabral's hard line on crime. Cabral stressed his government did not rely only on force to quell violence but had invested billions of reais to improve the quality of life in Rio de Janeiro's impoverished slums. Opinion polls show that public security is one of the top issues President-elect Dilma Rousseff will face when she takes office on January 1. (Additional reporting by Pedro Fonseca; writing by Raymond Colitt; editing by Mohammad Zargham) World Sports Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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