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The Latest: Tear gas fired at protesters

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

12:10 p.m.

A group of 30 people protesting against the Olympics were detained Friday following clashes with police.

Rio state security officials said in a statement Saturday that the protesters were wielding long planks of wood and throwing rocks at police as they tried to march toward the Olympic stadium, where track and field events are being held.

Cell phone videos of the disturbances show police firing tear gas and yelling at the protesters, some of whom were masked and forced to flee on foot.