Rio de Janeiro police scour slums for suspects in girl's gang rape

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RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiro police swarmed two slums on Sunday searching for suspects in the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old Brazilian girl who said more than 30 men assaulted her, a case that shocked the nation set to host the Olympics in August.

In the five days since a video of the rape was posted by an alleged perpetrator on Twitter and set off a wave of outrage, police have brought in five persons for questioning and made no arrests.

The case adds to mounting concerns about security in Rio and political breakdown in Brazil as the city and country prepare for South America's first Olympics starting August 5.

Crime has fallen in recent years, but there has been an increase in homicides in recent months as Rio's police department had its budget slashed amid an economic downturn.

The police said in statement their investigation was being carried out in an impartial manner and saw nothing wrong with the line of questioning.

The Rio de Janeiro state prosecutor's office said in a statement it was in favor of removing Thiers from the case.

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