Police use teargas on protesters as Olympic flame arrives in Rio

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Source: Deutsche Welle

Police said anti-government protesters in Duque de Caixas, on the north side of the city, threw stones and blocked the path of the torch after its official reception by the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes.

Police were reported to have dispersed the crowd with teargas, stun grenades and rubber bullets to clear the way.

Local media reported that three people were injured by rubber bullets, including a 10-year-old girl.

A representative for the local organizing committee called the incident isolated and added that, although the protesters had held up the torch, its route was not changed. A day earlier, in the neighboring cities of Sao Goncalo and Niteroi, the path of the flame had to be changed due to protests.


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Ah, the peaceful, friendly atmosphere of sporting competition ...

[SheriffBob]

1. They should cancel it

What a total shit

storm.

[Javaman]

3. yup...

at the same time, I'm also torn.

Once upon a time, in my primordial life, I was a ran in some very high profile running competitions. I wasn't quite Olympic material, but I had gotten to know several Olympic type athletes. And the amount of training and dedication it takes to qualify for the Olympics is absolutely incredible. They are people of a different DNA.

As a result, after working so hard to attain a spot on the Olympic Team, it would be incredibly crushing for an athlete to be told that the Olympics were canceled.

That said, if I were an Athlete going to the games, I would have major concerns for my safety.

[RapSoDee]

2. It's almost as if the Republicans organized this Olympics

[MowCowWhoHow III]

4. Rio Olympics FTW