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Tough life for Santa Claus: he got shot in Brazil...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Gunshots fired from a favela controlled by narco-traffickers

Santa Claus has a tough life in Rio de Janeiro: a Santa Claus was carrying a bag of gifts on a helicopter to the favela of "Nova Marè", gifts coming from various charity associations. The pilot of the aircraft got the wrong route over the nearby favela of "Vila do Joao", which is known for being controlled by narco-traffickers who, overflown by an unknown helicopter, started firing gunshots which...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1083707
Rome, Italy, 12/18/2007 19:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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