Car hits crowd at Brazil’s Copacabana, injuring 11

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Injured victims are assisted at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on January 18, 2018. / AFP / Carl de Souza/

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — A car ploughed into a crowd on Rio de Janerio’s tourist-packed Copacabana promenade on Thursday, injuring 11 people, Brazilian police said.

“A person lost control of his vehicle… running over at least 11 people,” a Rio military police spokesman told AFP, adding that initial information did not suggest it was an intentional attack.

According to firefighters, one of the victims of the accident was seriously hurt.

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