Spanish Paralympic team robbed
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 @ 7:03 PM
SPAIN'S Paralympics team has been robbed just days after arriving in Rio de Janeiro for the games, which are due to start tomorrow (Wednesday).
According to the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), at least three members of the national team found money missing from their rooms yesterday, totalling around €350.
Police say the thieves pretended to be room cleaners in order to gain access to the Olympic Village (pictured) and competitors' dormitories, throwing once again into debate the level of security, or lack of, which the complex in Brazil suffers from.
The Paralympics, now in its 15th year, will run for 11 days from tomorrow in the former Brazilian capital, using all the same facilities as the mainstream games.
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