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Rio 2016 confirms controlled explosion at road cycling venue

(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-08-07 02:58

Rio 2016 confirms controlled explosion at road cycling venue

Bomb squad agents control the area near the finishing line of the men's cycling road race at the 2016 Rio Olympics after they made a controlled explosion, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 6, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Rio 2016 organizing committee has confirmed a suspicious package was detonated at the Olympic cycle road race venue on Saturday.

The spokesman said: "The security services found a suspicious package close the cycle road race finish line in Copacabana and as a precaution decided to perform a controlled explosion. There is no impact to the race which is ongoing."

An official said the item was a small bag and that the police bomb squad's action was a precaution.

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