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Tourists look from their balconies at the Intercontinental hotel after it was invaded by gunmen who took hostages in the Sao Conrado neighborhood near the Rocinha Slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday Aug. 21, 2010. A police spokeswoman said that within a few hours the hostages were freed and the suspects surrendered. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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