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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.
After being accused of fabricating a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Games, U.S. swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz land in Miami. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Brazilian police have pulled U.S. swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger from their flight home amid a robbery probe that also involves multiple-medalist Ryan Lochte. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Members of the Great Britain Olympic Team held a press conference at Heathrow, London, on Tuesday after returning from the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Team GB finished second in the overall medal standing, winning 67 medals in total; 27 golds, 23 silvers and 17 bronzes.
Three US Olympic swimmers have been ordered to remain in Brazil to answer questions about a robbery that happened over the weekend. Julie Noce reports.