Montenegro's Olympic Committee says its official and two others have been robbed at gunpoint and their car has been hijacked on a highway leading from a Rio de Janeiro airport.
A statement said Tuesday that the incident happened Monday evening when a car hit the vehicle, with "armed robbers" taking away all personal belongings of the three Montenegrins. The official vehicle belonging to the International Olympic Committee was also taken away.
The statement says "very brave action" by the Montenegrins "prevented an incident with even worse consequences and no one was injured."
After the incident, the Montenegrin committee has advised its competitors not to venture outside the sports venues, Malta Independent Online reports.
