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Olympic torch guards warned over protesters



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Australia: Chinese guards travelling with the Olympic torch could face arrest if they lay hands on any protesters during its visit to the capital Canberra next week.
Ted Quinlan, chairman of the Canberra relay task force, said the so-called torch attendants will have no responsibility for security.

• Burma: Authorities arrested around two dozen men at the weekend for wearing T-shirts urging people to vote against the constitution in next month's referendum, a resident said.







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  • Last Updated: 16 April 2008 11:04 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: 2008 Olympics
 
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Mashimaro,

China 16/04/2008 12:23:31
Are you ready to ruuuuuuummmmmmmbbbbbbbbbbllllleeee
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Mashimaro,

China 16/04/2008 14:12:24
ah, have you settled on a personality now Cankers?
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AliceRocks,

Edinburgh 16/04/2008 15:02:30
CONGRATULATIONS to Australia - and they are quite right, people have the right to protest without being pushed around by these people. On watching TV footage of the protests that took place in London, once again, it was the polis & the Chinese thugs that were heavy handed and violent towards people - the protesters in general were non-violent.
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Matt there,

somewhere 16/04/2008 17:30:57
THIS is what the UK government should have done. But craven Brown was to scared.
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KampungHighlander,

Jakarta 16/04/2008 17:55:54
Welcome again sports fans; we are back again to provide ongoing coverage of the Olympic Torch Dousing competition.

For the next 2 days we will providing coverage of the ongoing journey of the Flame of Shame as it journeys to the Indian Subcontinent.

The torch's next stop, April 16, will be the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf who is in Beijing seeking support for the new Axis of Evil, Iran-Pakistan-China oil pipeline has assured his Chinese hosts that their Torch will completely protected will in Pakistan.

He criticized Western leaders and the media for politicizing the Olympics, and pledged to maintain security for the flame while it is in Islamabad. Officials have vowed security worthy of the head of state -- no mean feat in a nation famous for its political assassinations and suicide bombings.

The Olympic torch relay will be closed to the public when it reaches Pakistan on Wednesday because of security concerns. The Olympic association had hoped to hold a torch run along Islamabad's main boulevard in front of parliament, but the event will now be held inside a nearby sports stadium.

This should make the Chinese officials feel at home as this is the stadium normally used for public executions, China having recently been awarded the Gold Medal for executions by Amnesty International.
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Mashimaro,

China 17/04/2008 00:45:41
#5 "CONGRATULATIONS to Australia - and they are quite right, people have the right to protest without being pushed around by these people."

The non-violent protesters were not pushed around by these people. They didn't jump the barriers and pile into the crowd. Get real Those protesters who wanted to cause violence were stopped.

"On watching TV footage of the protests that took place in London, once again, it was the polis & the Chinese thugs that were heavy handed and violent towards people - the protesters in general were non-violent"

Yes, people had the right to protest. The guardians were not interfering with them at all. You can't be pushed around by them if you're nowhere near the torch.
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Biker,

Ayr 17/04/2008 19:40:43
The "Guardians" should never have been allowed to participate in any way shape or form.
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Mashimaro,

China 18/04/2008 01:47:49
Well that was up to the host countries. They could have said yes or no.
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Horrible Cankers at the Cyber Shebeen,

18/04/2008 12:21:46
13...They should have said no...and these 'Guardians'...snigger...were nothing more than 'Bouncers'...;
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Mashimaro,

19/04/2008 01:26:02
#14 That was up to them entirely. But given the behaviour of the "peaceful" protesters, obviously they were needed. Did you really expect them to stand back so your louts could attack little girls in wheel chairs?
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Horrible Cankers at the Cyber Shebeen,

19/04/2008 12:03:17
Eh....actually they did stand back Mushygob...it was the French police who dealt with that incident...'little girl'..she is a disabled 'woman' mate...not a 'little girl'...using emotive language to try and add a bit of melodrama....and once again she was not attacked...several people tried to grab the torch from her but no one tried to assault that woman..

 

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