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Rio Olympics 2016: Large overhead camera falls at Olympic Park, injuring 7

A large camera operated by Olympic Broadcasting Services crashed to the ground at Rio's Olympic Park on Monday, injuring at least seven bystanders.

Videos of the scene posted on social media show a camera that appears to be at least 6 feet long crashing down to the plaza near the main Olympic basketball arena. Another shows two women seated next to the downed apparatus, one of them with a bloody nose.

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REALLY heavy cable camera hurts 2 women in Olympic Park. #Rio2016 pic.