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US Olympic Swimmers Were Not Robbed - Rio Police Chief

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Rio de Janeiro Civil Police chief Fernando Veloso announced during a press conference, Thursday, that claims made by four US Olympic swimmers saying they had been robbed at gun point were false, stating that they had fabricated large parts of the story.

Added on the 19/08/2016 18:48:20 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN

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