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RIO DE JANEIRO， Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of water polo men's bronze medal match at the Rio Olympic Games here on Saturday:


Montenegro 10， Italy 12


WASHINGTON — The FBI has released 100 pages of heavily censored documents related to its agreement with an unidentified vendor to hack into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino Women's Air Jordan 1 Mid Shoes White Gym Red Australia , California, shooters, but it did not identify whom it paid to perform the work or how much it cost.


The records were provided Friday in response to a federal lawsuit filed against the FBI by The Associated Press, Vice Media and Gannett Men's Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG Los Primeros Shoes Black Multi Color Black Australia , the parent company of USA Today.


The media organizations sued in September to learn how much the FBI paid and who it hired to break into the phone of Syed Rizwan Farook, who along with his wife killed 14 people at a holiday gathering of county workers in December 2015. The FBI for weeks had maintained that only Apple Inc. could access the information on its phone, which was protected by encryption, but ultimately broke or bypassed Apple's digital locks with the help of an unnamed third party.


The FBI Men's Air Jordan 1 NS Low White Shoes Australia , in its records release Friday, censored critical details that would have shown how much the FBI paid, whom it hired and how it opened the phone. The files had been marked "secret" before they were turned over under the lawsuit.


The files make clear that the FBI signed a nondisclosure agreement with the vendor. The records also show that the FBI received at least three inquiries from companies interested in developing a product to unlock the phone, but none had the ability to come up with a solution fast enough for the FBI.


The FBI also said in contracting documents that it did not solicit competing bids or proposals because it thought widely disclosing the bureau's needs could harm national security.


The lawsuit was filed months after the FBI's sudden announcement in March that it had purchased a tool from an unidentified third party to open Farook's phone. The disclosure aborted a court fight that began when a federal judge had directed Apple to help the FBI break into the phone.


The suit by the media organizations argued there was no legal basis to withhold the information and challenged the adequacy of the FBI's search for relevant records. It also said the public had a right to know whether the vendor has adequate security measures Men's Air Jordan 10 Stealth Retro Black White Shoes Australia , is a proper recipient of government funds and will act only in the public interest.


In refusing to provide the records, the FBI said the records had been compiled for law enforcement purposes and might interfere with ongoing enforcement proceedings, even though at the time the shooters were both dead and there were no indications others were involved.


It was the third lawsuit the AP has filed against the Obama administration under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act.

A ship (top) of the Chinese Coast Guard is seen near a ship of the Vietnam Marine Guard in the South China Sea

NEW DELHIHONG KONG - India will set up a satellite tracking and imaging centre in southern Vietnam that will give Hanoi access to pictures from Indian earth observation satellites that cover the region, including China and the South China Sea Air Jordan 32 Australia , Indian officials said.


The move, which could irritate Beijing, deepens ties between India and Vietnam.


While billed as a civilian facility - earth observation satellites have agricultural, scientific and environmental applications - security experts said improved imaging technology meant the pictures could also be used for military purposes.


Hanoi especially has been looking for advanced intelligence Air Jordan 31 Australia , surveillance and reconnaissance technologies as tensions rise with China over the disputed South China Sea, they said.


"In military terms, this move could be quite significant," said Collin Koh Air Jordan Spizike Australia , a marine security expert at Singapore's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. "It looks like a win-win for both sides, filling significant holes for the Vietnamese and expanding the range for the Indians."


The state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will fund and set up the satellite tracking and data reception centre in Ho Chi Minh City to monitor Indian satellite launches, the Indian officials said. Indian media put the cost at around $23 million.