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| Bangkok relay for Olympic torch | |
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| Thousands of people have watched the Olympic torch pass through Bangkok, during the Thai leg of a worldwide relay held amid tight security. | Thousands of people have watched the Olympic torch pass through Bangkok, during the Thai leg of a worldwide relay held amid tight security. |
| More than 2,000 police guarded the torch, and barricades were set up along parts of the 10km route. | More than 2,000 police guarded the torch, and barricades were set up along parts of the 10km route. |
| Hundreds of anti-China protesters were faced by Beijing supporters, but there was no major disruption. | Hundreds of anti-China protesters were faced by Beijing supporters, but there was no major disruption. |
| Large protests over China's actions in Tibet marred the relay stages in San Francisco, Paris and London. | Large protests over China's actions in Tibet marred the relay stages in San Francisco, Paris and London. |
| The BBC's Andrew Harding, in Bangkok, says there was a brief scuffle within seconds of the start of the relay as a Thai and a foreign pro-Tibetan independence activist tried to unfurl a banner. | |
| The sign was quickly ripped from their hands by a group of Chinese men who surrounded the protesters, he said. | The sign was quickly ripped from their hands by a group of Chinese men who surrounded the protesters, he said. |
| After the event in Bangkok, the torch was flown to Malaysia. It will be carried through the streets of the capital, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday. | |
| India arrests | India arrests |
| In Bangkok, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kachornprasart was the first of 80 runners to set off from Chinatown. | |
| "We reaffirm our position that we clearly separate politics and sport," AFP news agency quoted him as saying. | "We reaffirm our position that we clearly separate politics and sport," AFP news agency quoted him as saying. |
| Our correspondent says Thailand has strong links to China and the relay stage has been publicly endorsed by the revered royal family. | Our correspondent says Thailand has strong links to China and the relay stage has been publicly endorsed by the revered royal family. |
| In China's capital Beijing, Saturday saw protests over France's attitude towards Tibet and the Olympic Games outside French-owned Carrefour supermarkets. | |
| French President Nicolas Sarkozy has not confirmed that he will be attending the opening ceremony of the Olympics, citing concerns about human rights in Tibet. | French President Nicolas Sarkozy has not confirmed that he will be attending the opening ceremony of the Olympics, citing concerns about human rights in Tibet. |
| The relay also includes stops in Indonesia, Australia, South Korea, Japan and Vietnam before the torch returns to Beijing for the Games in August. | |
| OLYMPIC TORCH ROUTE Torch lit in Olympia on 24 March and taken on five-day relay around Greece to AthensAfter handover ceremony, taken to Beijing on 31 March to begin a journey of 136,800 km (85,000 miles) around the world Torch arrives in Macau 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, taken to Beijing on 31 March to begin a journey of 136,800 km (85,000 miles) around the world Torch arrives in Macau 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 |