Gunmen near a Rio slum waylaid three Swedish tourists and held one temporarily captive, in the latest report of crime spilling over to target visitors in Rio for the Olympics, police said. Security in Rio has been a major concern during the preparations for the Olympics, which officially start Friday. A gunman took away one of the tourists, and the other two were able to get help from police, according to a police statement. None of the Swedes were hurt, but the incident late Wednesday pointed to wider safety worries during the Rio games, with rising crime in many neighborhoods amid a steep economic recession. Complexo do Lins is one of the neighborhoods where Brazilian authorities have deployed a "pacification" police strategy to try to tame the violence.

Source: Washington Post August 04, 2016 17:46 UTC