A bullet which tore through the media centre of the Olympic equestrian venue on Saturday was not targeting the Games, Rio 2016 organisers said, describing the security scare as an “unfortunate incident.”No one was injured, but a TVNZ report said the bullet narrowly missed a New Zealand team official who was badly shaken by the incident.
Rio 2016 chief spokesman Mario Andrada said authorities were carrying out ballistics tests to determine what kind of round was used and where it was fired from.
“The bullet came from outside and technical experts from the local police are investigating all relevant traces like distance and direction and the type of the bullet,” Andrada said.
