Summary

NAME: BRA WEAPONS 20060309I TAPE: EF06/0210 IN_TIME: 10:45:12:24 DURATION: 00:00:40:07 SOURCES: SBT DATELINE: Rio de Janeiro, 9 Mar 2006 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: ++INCLUDES REPORTERS VOICEOVER++ 1 Various of soldiers monitoring passing traffic 2 Soldier searching car 3 Soldiers sitting on side of road with machine guns 4 Soldier with machine gun 5 Soldiers monitoring passing traffic 5 Soldier with machine gun 6 Two soldiers standing on road 7 Various of military vehicles driving through favelas (slums) 8 Two soldiers standing on street 9 Various of car parking 10 Various of tank STORYLINE: Brazilian army troops backed by tanks invaded a Rio de Janeiro hillside slum known for its carnival samba in a widening search for rifles stolen from an army barracks, police said on Tuesday A joint task force of police and troops surrounded Rio's Mangueira hill on Monday night and deployed soldiers on the slum's narrow streets, in a surprising show of force to recover ten assault rifles and a nine millimetre pistol Some 500 soldiers in helmets and camouflage uniforms climbed the hill, home to more than 10-thousand people and famous for the traditional Mangueira carnival group, to monitor access and question residents about the missing weapons The CBN all-news radio network reported soldiers and suspected drug traffickers in the shantytown exchanged gunfire for five minutes on Monday night, but police did not confirm the shooting Some 1,500 troops and police officers are searching for the guns stolen from a barracks on Friday by seven masked gunmen wearing camouflage gear The gunmen overpowered three guards, stole the weapons from a small depot and sped away in at least two cars, according to the army