You may be in for more excitement tomorrow when the torch comes to SF.
--pws
Olympic torch relay in Paris turns into a melee
Protesters upset at China policies
Pro-Tibet protesters rallied yesterday in Paris near the Eiffel Tower during the Olympic flame relay. Demonstrators clashed with police and forced the flame onto a bus several times. (Francois Durand/Getty Images)
PARIS - What was supposed to be a majestic procession through the French capital for the Olympic torch relay turned into chaos yesterday as thousands of people from France and elsewhere in Europe, many with Tibetan flags, massed to protest China's policies in Tibet.
The torch went out several times and police officers had to hurry it onto a bus to protect it as demonstrators swarmed the security detail. Chinese Olympic organizers then canceled the last leg.
"The torch represents the Olympic spirit and people welcome the torch," said Wang Hui, the spokeswoman. "The general public is very angry at this sabotage by a few separatists."The flame moves to San Francisco tomorrow
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On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Polly_ing@yahoo.com <polly_ing@yahoo.com> wrote:
Stuck in traffic as three protesters are climbing the bridge cables to erect a banner to send Beijing the message to free Tibet. They say china is using the global sign of peace that is the olympics in order to mask the torture happening in Tibet. The climbers are so high up there!!
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