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Pages: 1 Paratiritis Addict Reged: Tue Posts: 1466 Loc: NY Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg       #50119 - Mon Apr 07 2008 08:40 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   The Olympic torch relay was disrupted Monday by protesters in Paris demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame three times and put the torch on a bus, according to The Associated Press. Police and pro-Tibet protesters clash in Paris as the Olympic torch relay arrives in the French capital. The procession was interrupted for a third time when police spotted a crowd of demonstrators waiting for the torch on a bridge as they approached. Backup flames, also lit from the birthplace of the ancient games in Olympia, Greece, are with the relay at all times to relight the torch. Earlier protesters close to the River Seine forced authorities to put the torch out and take to a bus so they could continue the relay. Agencies report that the relay has now resumed but that there have confrontations between the authorities and demonstrators. Police have taken numerous protesters away, AP said, also using tear gas to remove demonstrators who lay in the road and tried to block the relay route. The incidents came one day after human-rights activist demonstrators made the torch's journey through London more like running the gauntlet than a journey of celebration, as UK police made more than two dozen arrests. The Paris leg of the torch relay departed the Eiffel Tower, carried by 400-meter athlete Stephane Diagana, at around 1030 GMT (0630 ET). It was due to be carried through the boulevards of the French capital, passing landmarks including l'Arc d'Triomphe, the Place de la Concord, The Louvre and Notre Dame. Post Extras:       SVATS Addict Reged: Thu Posts: 3231 Loc: NY Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg [Re: Paratiritis]       #50123 - Mon Apr 07 2008 11:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Efkairia gia na ginonte oi OLYMPIAKOI MONO STIN ELLADA kathe 4 xronia, na min pane xamena kai tosa stadia. SVATS VOTE for OLYMPIC GAMES ONLY IN GREECE. No more Boycotts , no more trouble, only peace and safe games. -------------------- Πάντα στο σωστό μέρος, αλλά σε λάθος ώρα Post Extras:       Dr. Jung Παραψυχολόγος, πνευματιστής, οστρακοσκόπος, πελματομάντης Reged: Fri Posts: 3778 Loc: Laboratorium Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg [Re: SVATS]       #50124 - Mon Apr 07 2008 11:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Μόνο ποδοσφαιρικός αγώνας Ελλάδα-Αλβανία μη γίνεται κάθε 4 χρόνια, γιατί τότε έχουμε μαχαιρωμένους. Άσε, καλοί είμαστε κι εμείς. Να 'χαμε 5.000 Λέοπαρντ και θα σου 'λεγα εγώ. Αυτή τη φορά θα πηγαίναμε Νορβηγία που δεν έχουμε ξαναπάει. Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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