A member of Great Britain’s Olympic delegation was robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday morning while out in Rio de Janeiro, The Guardian reports. A team spokesman confirmed the incident to The Huffington Post, saying that “All members of our delegation, including the individual concerned, are accounted for, and are safe and well.”Reports did not include the identity of the victim or the exact location where the robbery took place. The incident comes just days after Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers reported being robbed at gunpoint by men impersonating police officers. However, Brazilian sources told ABC on Thursday that the swimmers fabricated their story and that security camera footage showed them fighting with a gas station guard. Two of those swimmers, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz, were stopped for questioning Wednesday as they boarded a flight out of Brazil.
Source: Huffington Post August 18, 2016 15:00 UTC