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A Russian official has described the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as "fascist" after the group announced that a Belarusian athlete who carried a Russian flag could face an investigation.The Belarusian athlete unfurled the Russian tricolor at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games. Event officials confiscated the flag as the team entered Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium on Wednesday evening.

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