SECURITY

Bolt win linked to airport scare

Authorities say travelers at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport cheering and loudly celebrating Usain Bolt's victory in Sunday's 100m final might have prompted unfounded reports of gunshots being fired.

That was among the possibilities being looked at by investigators trying to determine what led to a series of evacuations at the airport on Sunday night.

Investigators also are interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage to figure out what caused the chaos.

An internal New York Police Department briefing document obtained by Associated Press on Monday says patrons started to act in an extremely disruptive manner while watching the Olympics.

The timing of Bolt's gold medal success roughly corresponded with an anonymous 911 call from a woman reporting gunshots in Terminal 8. Police said more than 20 people subsequently called 911.

Authorities scoured the terminal and determined no shots had been fired.

Falling camera leaves seven injured

The Olympic Broadcasting Service said all seven people injured when an aerial television camera it operates plummeted more than 18 meters in the Olympic Park on Sunday have been treated and released from care.

Witness Chris Adams said he saw the camera hit two women. "It looked like a flying saucer coming through the air when it hit them," he said.

OBS, which has operated cameras in Olympic parks and arenas since 2001, said it had launched an investigation into the matter.

CEREMONY

Temer will skip closing ceremony

Acting Brazilian President Michel Temer will not attend the closing ceremony on Sunday evening at Maracana stadium, his press office announced on Monday.

Temer's decision comes after spectators reacted with prolonged booing and jeering toward him at the opening ceremony on Aug 5.

Temer is regarded as one of the main masterminds of the impeachment process facing President Dilma Rousseff, which a large proportion of the population considers a coup.

He reportedly asked that his name not be mentioned in speeches at the opening ceremony, and his only appearance was at the end of the ceremony when he had to declare the Games open.

The reactions were as bad as expected - he was booed during his entire brief speech.