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Australia's Mills Set To Use Personal Security In Rio


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2016-06-23T102856Z_1006980002_LYNXNPEC5M0QM_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-OLYMPICS-RIO-AUSTRALIA-MILLS.JPG(Reuters) - Australia's NBA player Patty Mills said he plans to hire personal security at the Rio Olympics to ensure the safety of his family after a Paralympic sailor and team official from his country were robbed at gunpoint in the host city. Paralympic sailor Liesl Tesch and physiotherapist Sarah Ross said they were taking a bike ride in a park near their hotel at Flamengo Beach early on Sunday when they were confronted by two men, one of whom was carrying a pistol. Australia's Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller said the incident was a "light warning" and that she had written to the Rio organizing committee and mayor demanding action.

 

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