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Brazil Police Arrest Group Plotting Terrorist Acts Before 2016 Olympics

© AFP 2023 / CHRISTOPHE SIMON PM militarized police personnel patrol the Chuveirinho favela after an exchange of fire between traffickers and police in the Alemao shantytown complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 24 , 2015
PM militarized police personnel patrol the Chuveirinho favela after an exchange of fire between traffickers and police in the Alemao shantytown complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 24 , 2015 - Sputnik International
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Brazilian police arrested a group of people accused of preparing terrorist attacks before 2016 Rio Olympics, local media report citing a source in the Justice Ministry.

The police started an anti-terrorism operation early Tuesday, just over two weeks before the Olympic games beginning in Rio de Janeiro.

A Brazilian Army Forces soldier patrols on Copacabana beach ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 18, 2016 - Sputnik International
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According to the source, the police arrested 10 members of a group that was planned acts of terrorism during the sport events.

​The members of the group were linked to Daesh terrorist group, the O Globo newspaper cited Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes as saying. However, this information was not immediately confirmed.

The suspects exchanged messages using Telegram and Whatsapp applications.

According to the minister, one of the detained suspects is a minor.

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