Rio Olympics 2016: Media shuttle bus attacked in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10: An Olympic media shuttle bus was attacked on the way back to Barra Olympic park here on Tuesday as one of its windows was broken.

Rio organising committee has confirmed this accident and a special investigation force including the federal police was formed to review it.

Around 12 people were in the bus when this accident occurred. Two of them suffered minor injuries. A journalist from Belarus suffered small cuts on the hand. A volunteer got injured on his arm.

Although police said it was stones hitting the window, passengers on the bus suspected it was small-calibre bullet.

After the incident, all the buses leaving from Deodoro were escorted by the military.

IANS