Rio 2016: Olympic media bus 'attacked' on highway
Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:08:am World
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Five days into the Rio Olympics, some journalists covering the event were victims of potential gun attacks at the Rio Olympics 2016.
A media bus, which was en route to the main Olympic Park at Barra da Tijuca at the time, was reportedly attacked and journalists were shot at on Wednesday, reports the BBC.
"We don't know yet if it was stones or bullets," said Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrade.
The bus was travelling from the Olympic basketball venue in Deodoro to the main press centre on the Olympic site when two shots were heard and windows were shattered and smashed as a result.
Three journalists of the 12 on board suffered minor cuts and the police are still investigating the incident.
Sheryl 'Lee' Michaelson, a retired US air force captain and basketball writer, told Reuters "we heard the report of the gun".
"Something hit two windows on the side of the bus and left two hole marks, which looked like bullet holes," said a photographer who was on the bus at the time.
But Rio Olympic organizers said a preliminary analysis has shown that stones -- and not bullets - hit that bus, breaking two windows.
Games security official Luiz Fernando Correa said through a translator that "we have a preliminary analysis that it was actually a stone and not firearms shots."
A media bus, which was en route to the main Olympic Park at Barra da Tijuca at the time, was reportedly attacked and journalists were shot at on Wednesday, reports the BBC.
"We don't know yet if it was stones or bullets," said Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrade.
The bus was travelling from the Olympic basketball venue in Deodoro to the main press centre on the Olympic site when two shots were heard and windows were shattered and smashed as a result.
Three journalists of the 12 on board suffered minor cuts and the police are still investigating the incident.
Sheryl 'Lee' Michaelson, a retired US air force captain and basketball writer, told Reuters "we heard the report of the gun".
"Something hit two windows on the side of the bus and left two hole marks, which looked like bullet holes," said a photographer who was on the bus at the time.
But Rio Olympic organizers said a preliminary analysis has shown that stones -- and not bullets - hit that bus, breaking two windows.
Games security official Luiz Fernando Correa said through a translator that "we have a preliminary analysis that it was actually a stone and not firearms shots."
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