Tibetan separatists aim to disrupt Olympic torch relay in Paris(圖)

2008-04-07 19:00:24 Xinhua English

PARIS, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic torch relay resumed on ground around 2 p.m. (1200 GMT) on Monday after the torch was twice put onto bus during earlier for technical reasons, a Xinhua photographer following the torch relay witnessed. Full story

PARIS, April 7 (Xinhua) -- A member of French Olympic Committee said here Monday that the Olympic Torch Relay should not be affected in any way.

"The Olympic sacred fire is a symbol of peace, tolerance... and should not be affected by anybody in any way," Guy Drut told France 3 television. Full story

PARIS, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic torch relay started in Paris, the fifth leg of its global journey on Monday.

The Paris leg relay will follow a 28 kilometers route which begins at Eiffel Tower and ends at Stade Charlety in the south of Paris. Full story

PARIS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic flame left London and arrived at the Charles De Gaulle airport at 11:40 p.m. of Sunday local time, preparing for its fifth stop of the world journey.

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