Blast at Rio Olympics: Bomb squad blows up unattended backpack, no injuries sustained

Brazil, Aug 07 (ANI): A loud blast was heard at the Rio Olympics near the finishing line of the men's cycling road race on Saturday. Bomb squad reached the spot to take stock of the situation and carried out a controlled detonation of an unattended backpack near the end of the cycling course. Reportedly, the backpack belonged to a homeless man. There were no injuries reported among those attending the cycling road race event.