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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 Olympic flame relay, as it faces protests on the US leg of its journey. | Beijing has said "no force" can stop the Olympic flame relay, as it faces protests on the US leg of its journey. |
| Seven pro-Tibet demonstrators have already been arrested in San Francisco after tying anti-Chinese banners to the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Seven pro-Tibet demonstrators have already been 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 within hours, following anti-Chinese protests in Paris and London. | The flame is due to arrive in the city within hours, following anti-Chinese protests in Paris and London. |
| International Olympic Committee (IOC) members will discuss the torch relay in meetings in Beijing in the coming days. | |
| IOC President Jacques Rogge said he was "deeply saddened" by the protests in London and Paris and concerned about the next leg of the flame relay in San Francisco. | IOC President Jacques Rogge said he was "deeply saddened" by the protests in London and Paris and concerned about the next leg of the flame relay in San Francisco. |
| Map of world torch relay route | Map of world torch relay route |
| The IOC is unlikely to scrap the rest of the international leg of the Beijing torch relay, says the BBC's Olympics correspondent Gordon Farquhar. | |
| What is most likely is that the Beijing international relay will continue, and a decision will be taken after the Games in China about the desirability of holding international relays before future Games, our correspondent adds. | What is most likely is that the Beijing international relay will continue, and a decision will be taken after the Games in China about the desirability of holding international relays before future Games, our correspondent adds. |
| Disrupted route | Disrupted route |
| The flame was lit in Olympia, Greece, on 24 March and is being relayed by torch 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 by torch through 20 countries before being carried into the opening ceremony at the Beijing Games on 8 August. |
| Using the torch this way is almost a crime. This is the property of the IOC, it is not a Chinese torch Swedish IOC member Gunilla Lindberg | Using the torch this way is almost a crime. This is the property of the IOC, it is not a Chinese torch Swedish IOC member Gunilla Lindberg |
| But the torch had to be put out three times in Paris because of the protests. | But the torch had to be put out three times in Paris because of the protests. |
| The flame itself was kept alight in a safety lantern. | The flame itself was kept alight in a safety lantern. |
| 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. |
| HAVE YOUR SAYThese protesters are doing the wrong thing, using the wrong method, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, to send the wrong messageBeijiner, ShanghaiSend us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAYThese protesters are doing the wrong thing, using the wrong method, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, to send the wrong messageBeijiner, ShanghaiSend us your comments |
| 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". |
| Condemning the disruption to the relay, Beijing Olympic organising committee spokesman Sun Weide told reporters the torch relay would continue as planned. | Condemning the disruption to the relay, Beijing Olympic organising committee spokesman Sun Weide told reporters the torch relay would continue as planned. |
| "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. |
| But the International Olympic Commitee, currently holding a meeting in the Chinese capital, is to discuss whether torch relays should continue for future Games. | But the International Olympic Commitee, currently holding a meeting in the Chinese capital, is to discuss whether torch relays should continue for future Games. |
| IOC press commission chief Kevan Gospar said that this year's 137,000km torch relay will continue as planned, "but certainly, the IOC executive board should review the torch relay programme for the future". | IOC press commission chief Kevan Gospar said that this year's 137,000km torch relay will continue as planned, "but certainly, the IOC executive board should review the torch relay programme for the future". |
| Protest climb | Protest climb |
| Swedish IOC member Gunilla Lindberg said the protests were "damaging the Olympic movement". | Swedish IOC member Gunilla Lindberg said the protests were "damaging the Olympic movement". |
| "Using the torch this way is almost a crime. This is the property of the IOC, it is not a Chinese torch." | "Using the torch this way is almost a crime. This is the property of the IOC, it is not a Chinese torch." |
| Scheduled route - subject to change | Scheduled route - subject to change |
| Police in San Francisco, where the torch is due to be relayed on Wednesday, arrested seven people on Monday 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 on Monday and charged them with conspiracy and causing a public nuisance. |
| Three climbers among them faced additional charges of trespassing. | 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. |
| Doubts cast on future torch relaysHistory of protests | Doubts cast on future torch relaysHistory of protests |
| 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 | 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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