Gun battle traps more than 200 tourists at Rio viewpoint

Gun battle traps more than 200 tourists at Rio viewpoint

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Over 200 tourists were trapped on Rio’s Morro Dois Irmaos after a gunfight between police and a drug gang. Photo / Getty Images

More than 200 tourists were trapped today atop an iconic hill overlooking Rio de Janeiro in Brazil after a gunfight broke out between police and a drug gang in a nearby favela, authorities and a tour operator said.

Visitors were stranded for about two hours on Morro Dois Irmaos