Paris:Officials extinguish Olympic torch again (second time)

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080407/ap_on_re_eu/olympic_torch

Security officials have extinguished the Olympic torch for a second time amid heavy protests during the torch relay in Paris.

Police have escorted the flame onto a bus, apparently to move it away from protesters.

The flame was being carried out of a Paris traffic tunnel by an athlete in a wheelchair when it was stopped because protesters booed and began chanting "Tibet."

It was the second time Monday that officials extinguished the torch amid protests. The procession was apparently being continued on board a bus.

Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/07/oly.torchrelay/index.html

[Royal Oak Rog]

1. Viva La France

God Bless the French they still respect Democracy!

[rosesaylavee]

2. We should boycott the Games if

China continues their barbaric behavior. If we had a democracy, we would do just that.

[Romulox]

3. Boycott the games, but keep the Most Favored Nation status!

:rofl:

[Eugene]

4. Make that 3 times...

Source: Associated Press

Officials put out Olympic torch 3 times


By JEROME PUGMIRE and ELAINE GANLEY, Associated Press
Writers 9 minutes ago

PARIS - Security officials extinguished the Olympic torch
three times Monday as protests against China's human rights
record turned a relay through Paris into a chaotic series of
stops and starts.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080407/ap_on_re_eu/olympic_torch

[Contrary1]

5. Make that at least 5 times...over and out:

Paris protests force cancellation of torch relay
Security officials call off final section after huge pro-Tibet demonstrations

NBCSports.com news services
updated 32 minutes ago

"PARIS - Security officials snuffed out the Olympic torch and carried it through Paris in the safety of a bus at least five times Monday before canceling the final run of a relay repeatedly disrupted by chaotic protests against China’s human rights record.

Security officials put the torch on the bus for the last stretch but stopped right outside its destination, a Paris stadium, so a runner could finish the last 15 feet..."

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/23978408/

[Elidor]

6. Maybe they should just stop lighting it

Let the runners carry an unlighted torch to symbolize what a travesty China hosting the games is.

[Javaman]

7. They should put a trigger on it like a fireplace lighter! LOLOLOLOL nt