Athletics
Olympics: Blast, bullet in troubled start for Games
10 years agoMembers of the Brazillian bomb squad carry out a controlled explosion of a bag near the finish line of the Men's Road Race on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 6, 2016. The explosion was carried out as the riders were on a different part of the course. (Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images/AFP)
The Rio Olympics got off to a troubled start on Saturday as a loud blast erupted near the cycling race's finish line and a bullet ripped through the media tent at the equestrian venue.