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Rio 2016 Olympics: US swimmers ‘invented robbery story’
- Updated: August 18, 2016
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37115778 Read more about sharing. Close share panel × Media captionA lawyer for Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger said the pair were “shaken”
US Olympic swimmers in Rio de Janeiro invented a story about a robbery in an effort to disguise a dispute over a damaged petrol station door, police sources have told the BBC.
One of the athletes broke the door to the bathroom and a row ensued when attendants asked the Americans to pay for the damage, they said.
After security guards were called in, the Americans reportedly paid and left.
Three of the swimmers remain in Brazil and are due to be questioned by police.
The fourth, gold medallist Ryan Lochte, returned to the US on Monday.
Lochte robbery: What do we …
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