5. Chinese Basketball Team Caught in the Middle of a Gun Fight
The Chinese basketball team was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. While riding their bus on Rio highways and stuck in traffic on their way to Olympic village, just after they arrived in the country, the Chinese basketball team looked out their windows to hear screams, popping noises, and utter panic. People abandoned their cars and ran off the highway. A particular man exited his car, grabbed his infant from the backseat, and hid behind his car. Some players were bold enough to film what they could see from their bus windows as a gang fight erupted just outside of the confines of their bus. The terrifying attack had erupted across two highways just north of the city and involved just four gang members, all of whom escaped the scene without pursuit of local law enforcement. The jarring event left the Chinese team wondering just how dangerous these Olympics would be, and if the trial of athleticism and strength was worth risking their lives.
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