Sao Paulo:
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Nine people were trampled to death early on Sunday after two suspects being chased by Brazilian police entered a party with roughly 5,000 people, according to a police statement.
Police officers were chasing two men riding a motorcycle when suspects fired guns against them in Paraisopolis, a poor neighborhood of Sao Paulo.
The suspects entered a party playing funk music, causing a stampede, the police said.
Another seven people were injured and taken to the hospital.
The statement said police were chasing the men because they were disturbing the neighborhood.
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It was not clear if they were apprehended.
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