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| China vows to keep torch on track | China vows to keep torch on track |
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| Beijing has said no force can stop the world relay of the Olympic flame as it faces new protests on the Californian leg of its journey. | Beijing has said no force can stop the world relay of the Olympic flame as it faces new protests on the Californian leg of its journey. |
| Seven Pro-Tibet demonstrators were arrested in San Francisco after tying anti-Chinese banners to the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Seven Pro-Tibet demonstrators were arrested in San Francisco after tying anti-Chinese banners to the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge. |
| The flame is due to arrive in the city on Tuesday following a troubled relay through Paris and London. | The flame is due to arrive in the city on Tuesday following a troubled relay through Paris and London. |
| The torch was put out three times in Paris because of pro-Tibetan protests. | The torch was put out three times in Paris because of pro-Tibetan protests. |
| But the flame itself was kept alight in a safety lantern. | But the flame itself was kept alight in a safety lantern. |
| The flame was lit in Olympia, Greece, on 24 March and is being relayed through 20 countries before being carried into the opening ceremony at the Beijing Games on 8 August. | The flame was lit in Olympia, Greece, on 24 March and is being relayed through 20 countries before being carried into the opening ceremony at the Beijing Games on 8 August. |
| Map of Olympic torch relay route | |
| Demonstrators are protesting at China's security crackdown in Tibet after recent unrest against Chinese rule. | Demonstrators are protesting at China's security crackdown in Tibet after recent unrest against Chinese rule. |
| Tibetan exile groups say Chinese security forces killed dozens of protesters. Beijing says about 19 people were killed in rioting. | Tibetan exile groups say Chinese security forces killed dozens of protesters. Beijing says about 19 people were killed in rioting. |
| Protest climb | Protest climb |
| Condemning the disruption to the relay in Paris and London, Beijing Olympic organising committee spokesman Sun Weide told reporters the torch relay would continue as planned. | Condemning the disruption to the relay in Paris and London, Beijing Olympic organising committee spokesman Sun Weide told reporters the torch relay would continue as planned. |
| Paris saw hundreds of protesters | Paris saw hundreds of protesters |
| "No force can stop the torch relay of the Beijing Games," he said in Beijing. | "No force can stop the torch relay of the Beijing Games," he said in Beijing. |
| Chinese state TV said the protesters in London and Paris were a "handful of Tibetan separatists". | Chinese state TV said the protesters in London and Paris were a "handful of Tibetan separatists". |
| Police in San Francisco, where the torch is due to be relayed on Wednesday, arrested seven people and charged them with conspiracy and causing a public nuisance. | Police in San Francisco, where the torch is due to be relayed on Wednesday, arrested seven people and charged them with conspiracy and causing a public nuisance. |
| The three climbers among them faced additional charges of trespassing. | The three climbers among them faced additional charges of trespassing. |
| They had scaled the bridge to perch 150 feet (46m) above traffic, attaching "Free Tibet" banners and a Tibetan flag. | They had scaled the bridge to perch 150 feet (46m) above traffic, attaching "Free Tibet" banners and a Tibetan flag. |
| One of them, Laurel Sutherlin, spoke by mobile phone to reporters. | One of them, Laurel Sutherlin, spoke by mobile phone to reporters. |
| "If the IOC [International Olympic Committee] allows the torch to proceed into Tibet they'll have blood on their hands," he said. | "If the IOC [International Olympic Committee] allows the torch to proceed into Tibet they'll have blood on their hands," he said. |
| US Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has called on President George W Bush to boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympics unless China improves its human rights record. | US Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has called on President George W Bush to boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympics unless China improves its human rights record. |
| Black banners | Black banners |
| The Paris relay started to go wrong almost from the start, despite the presence of 3,000 police along the route. | The Paris relay started to go wrong almost from the start, despite the presence of 3,000 police along the route. |
| It was cut short with the torch finally carried by bus to the relay's end point. | It was cut short with the torch finally carried by bus to the relay's end point. |
| Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe cancelled a ceremony to welcome the torch relay after Green party activists hung a Tibetan flag and a black banner depicting the Olympic rings as handcuffs from the city hall. | Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe cancelled a ceremony to welcome the torch relay after Green party activists hung a Tibetan flag and a black banner depicting the Olympic rings as handcuffs from the city hall. |
| Activists also hung Tibetan flags or black banners from several other Paris landmarks including the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame cathedral. | Activists also hung Tibetan flags or black banners from several other Paris landmarks including the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame cathedral. |
| On Sunday, 37 people were arrested in London as protesters disrupted the torch relay there. | On Sunday, 37 people were arrested in London as protesters disrupted the torch relay there. |
| OLYMPIC TORCH ROUTE Torch lit in Olympia on 24 March and taken on five-day relay around Greece to AthensAfter handover ceremony, it is taken to Beijing on 31 March to begin a journey of 136,800 km (85,000 miles) around the worldTorch arrives in Macao on 3 May. After three-month relay all around China, it arrives in Beijing for opening ceremony on 8 August See detailed route on Beijing 2008 official site | |
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