Brazil: Athletics begins amid high security following bomb scare at Olympic Stadium

Soldiers, police and other heavilly armed security personnel could be seen outside Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Stadium, Friday, as the games' athletics competition was due to start inside the stadium.
The fans going into the stadium have to pass through an X-ray scan before they are allowed entry into the venue. The security was reportedly reinforced following an earlier bomb scare near the stadium that turned out to be a false alarm.
Municipal worker Marcelo Texeira commented on the security measures, saying he is "not afraid of a bomb, things are working fine. I have also worked at Barra Olympic Park and they scan you, and do lots of things to you, nothing too invasive, but I feel safe."
The Brazilian government has said there will be over 85,000 security personnel at Olympic sites and important places such as airports during the games.