Brazil reviews Olympic torch security after riotRIO DE JANEIRO: Rio’s top security official vowed Thursday to review security for the Olympic torch after rioting protesters blocked the relay ceremony and apparently extinguished the flame. Rio organizers were also still racing to complete emergency repairs to the athletes’ Village, where some 19,000 team members will live. But repeated security incidents have turned the torch into a symbol of organizational glitches and social discontent. Athletes arrive, controversies mountThere was better news for Rio organizers in the arrival overnight of Jamaican sprinting superstar Usain Bolt, who hopes to defend his multiple gold medals. Meanwhile, officials said that a Brazilian man was arrested at his home in Nova Iguacu, in Rio de Janeiro state, on terrorism charges.

Source: Manila Times July 28, 2016 21:22 UTC