Bullet at Olympic venue narrowly misses Kiwi, bomb scare near road cyclingROB CARR/GETTY IMAGESA bullet has narrowly missed a Kiwi official at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic equestrian centre, while a bomb squad blew up a bag near the road cycling finish line, amid heightened security fears on day one of the Games. BLAST IN COPACABANAThe shot was fired about the same time an explosion was heard at near the finish line of the cycling road race in Copacabana. An Olympics spokesman assigned to the event said the blast was a controlled explosion of an unattended backpack. ALEXANDER HASSENSTEIN/GETTY IMAGESNo one was hurt, but One News reported the bullet narrowly missed Kiwi press attaché Diana Dobson. The bag was found behind the grandstands at the end of the cycling road race along Copacabana Beach, where spectators had earlier gathered for the start of the event.

Source: Stuff August 06, 2016 17:00 UTC