Brasilia: Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of an "amateur" would-be terrorist group that expressed loyalty to the Islamic State organisation and was targeting the upcoming Olympics, officials said yesterday.

An alleged terrorist walks escorted by police at the Brazilian Federal Police hangar at the airport in Brasilia on July 21, 2016. Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of an "amateur" would-be terrorist group that expressed loyalty to the Islamic State organization and was targeting the upcoming Olympics, officials said. Pic/ AFP