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Police officers who were carrying out a sting operation were attacked by a swarm of bees, according to police in Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro police said that the officers from the Resende division were carrying out a sting operation on Friday when they were attacked.
The officers were trying to catch drug dealers operating in the Minas Gerais Park when one of them encountered a suspicious box.
The officers opened the box, which contained hundreds of bees.
The bees immediately flew out of the box and attacked the officers.
In total, 7 police officers were rushed to a hospital after being stung by the bees.
One officer was stung about 300 times and was said to be in critical condition.
