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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Two American swimmers who said they were robbed at the Olympics were pulled off their flights home by Brazilian authorities

Two American swimmers who said they were robbed at the Olympics were pulled off their flights home by Brazilian authorities

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 10:01 PM EDT


Two American swimmers were pulled off their flight to the United States by Brazilian authorities, United States Olympic officials said Wednesday night, the latest indication that the police are skeptical of the swimmers’ claims that they were held up at gunpoint during the Rio Games.
“We can confirm that Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were removed from their flight to the United States by Brazilian authorities,” a spokesman for the United States Olympic Committee said. “We are gathering further information.”
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