Rio de Janeiro, July 17: Following the terrorist strike in the southern French city of Nice earlier this week, Brazil is bolstering security measures ahead of the August 5 Olympic Games opening ceremony.
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Terrorism has become the overriding concern for organisers of the Games, eclipsing a recent upsurge in violence in Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro, compounded by local police threatening to go on strike over insufficient wages, and an ongoing political crisis, reports Xinhua.