Posted on 07/28/2016 11:53:58 AM PDT by C19fan
Protests have continued to roil the lead-up to the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the opening ceremony just over a week away. On Wednesday night, government employees angry over delayed salary payments took to the streets in Angra dos Reis, a city near Rio de Janeiro, and confronted the procession carrying one of the Olympic torches.
Chaotic scenes caught on amateur video show a crowd of young people appearing to steal the torch from the procession and then extinguish it. Local news reports said that the Brazilian military eventually disbanded the protests using tear gas and rubber bullets, and in return were showered with rocks and bricks by the crowd. One child was reportedly injured. The torch relay was temporarily halted.
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Which will probably increase viewership.
Olympic failure
Chaos corruption disease
Viewers watch trainwreck
“Armpit” can’t express
Depths of corruption and filth
Truly, mind boggles
Stomach is roiling
From Pepto-Bismol overdose
Blame it on Rio
ER is such a doll !
Love the old photos of her driving trucks etc during WWII.
Best Olympics EVER!
Published on Jul 21, 2016
Brazilian torch carrier falls hard on the ground.
I was wondering the same thing. Never heard of that happening.
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