RIO DE JANEIRO -
Rio police took two US Olympic swimmers off a plane about to leave Brazil for questioning in a row over their claim to have been victims of an armed mugging, US officials said.
"We can confirm that Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were removed from their flight to the United States by Brazilian authorities," Patrick Sandusky, spokesman for the US Olympic Committee, said on Wednesday.
The two were with star US swimmer Ryan Lochte and another squad member James Feigen when they said they were robbed. A Brazilian judge ordered a probe saying their story is full of inconsistencies.
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