Rio 2016 Friday, July 29, 2016 Olympic torch snuffed outJosé Roberto Correa da Silva, a local teacher, carries the Olympic torch in the streets of São Luiz do Paraitinga, Brazil, nine days before the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Of late, that anger has taken the form of a series of attempts to either steal or extinguish the Olympic torch, with fire extinguishers and buckets of water. ANGRA DO REIS, Brazil — Protests have continued to roil the lead-up to the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the opening ceremony just over a week away. A Rio 2016 spokesman, Philip Wilkinson, explained there is a back-up of eight lanterns. Chaotic scenes caught on amateur video show a crowd of young people appearing to steal the torch from the procession and then extinguish it.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 29, 2016 06:23 UTC