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Mix-up between ‘civilian police’ and military nearly marred Brazil’s World Cup opener
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/27/mix-up-between-civilian-police-and-military-nearly-marred-brazils-world-cup-opener/
Mix-up between ‘civilian police’ and military nearly marred Brazil’s World Cup opener
By Agence France-Presse
Friday, June 27, 2014 17:35 EDT
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – A sniper requested permission to shoot an armed man whose presence near world leaders attending the World Cup’s June 12 opening game sparked a security scare, Brazilian officials said Friday.
The man turned out to be a military police officer who had been sent to the restricted area at Sao Paulo’s Corinthians Arena unbeknownst to the civilian police, and no shot was fired, authorities said.
President Dilma Rousseff and a dozen of world leaders were on hand for the opening ceremony and Brazil’s 3-1 victory over Croatia, along with more than 60,000 fans.
“A civilian police sniper detected the presence of someone carrying a gun and wearing a bulletproof military police vest in a restricted area,” Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo told a press conference.
