Favela battle rages in Rio ahead of Olympic torch's arrival

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Heavily armed Brazilian police battled drug traffickers in a Rio de Janeiro slum on Wednesday, just two days before the start of the Olympic Games in a reminder of the security struggles of the host city.

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