French aid workers murdered in Rio

Updated 16.11 Tue Feb 27 2007
Keywords: Rio, aid workers, French, Copacabana

Three French aid workers have been stabbed to death in their Rio de Janeiro apartment.

The bodies of two men and a woman were found in the flat near Copacabana Beach in the crime-ridden Brazilian city after an apparent break-in and robbery, police said.

Rio has a murder rate of about 40 per 100,000 people per year, which is one of the highest in Latin America

Police believe a safe box was stolen from the apartment.

The French consulate said it had no further details.

Rio has a murder rate of about 40 per 100,000 people per year, which is one of the highest in Latin America.

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