Olympic torch relay in chaos in Paris
paris’ olympic torch relay descended into chaos monday, with protesters scaling the eiffel tower, grabbing concerning the flame and forcing security officials to repeatedly snuff out the torch and transport it by bus past demonstrators yelling “free tibet!”
the relentless anti-chinese demonstrations ignited across the ripping with unexpected power and ingenuity, foiling 3,000 police officers deployed on motorcycles, in jogging gear and even inline skates.
chinese organizers ultimately gave up on the relay, canceling the last third of what china had hoped would be a joyous run by torch-bearing vips past some of paris’ most famous landmarks.
thousands of protesters slowed the relay to a cut out-start abound, with impassioned displays of outrage over china’s human rights record, its grip on tibet and support for sudan despite years of bloodshed in darfur.
five times, the chinese officials in dark glasses and tracksuits who guard the torch extinguished it and retreated to the protection of a bus - the last time emerging only after the vehicle drove within 15 feet of the final stop, a track and field stadium. a torchbearer then ran the final steps inside.
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