Olympic Notes: Russia Claims Int'l Effort Prevented Terror Attack At Sochi Games

A senior Russian diplomat said that female suicide bombers "had planned to smuggle explosives onto a plane." Five agencies from several countries "reportedly coordinated to prevent the Olympics plot." Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said that "the women suspected in the conspiracy were arrested in France and Austria in 2014" (DW, 11/16). ... Twenty-two competitors from five counties "battled it out in the Aquece Rio boccia test event" which finished on Nov. 14. Organizers and participants "were pleased with how the event ran despite the competition taking place in the Rio Centro Pavilion 4 in Barra, not the Carioca Arena 2 where it will be held during the Olympic Games next year" (RIO TIMES, 11/16).