Anger after few in San Francisco see torch (Reuters)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Wed, 04/09/2008 - 7:06pm

A pro-Tibet supporter attends a candlelight vigil in San Francisco, April 8, 2008.<br /><br />(Robert Galbraith/Reuters)Reuters - The Olympic torch's only stop in North America turned into the mystery of the missing flame on Wednesday, as San Francisco abruptly changed the route, angering both China supporters and protesters.




 

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