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Two shot dead at Rio Olympic sites

Massive numbers of heavily-armed police and members of the armed forces have been deployed in Rio

Police shot a mugger near the stadium where the Rio Olympics opening ceremony took place and a woman was killed close to another Olympic site, police said Saturday.

The violence on Friday highlighted the task facing an unprecedented force of 85,000 soldiers and police deployed to secure the Olympics.

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