Confusion, protests mar US leg of Olympic torch relay (AFP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Wed, 04/09/2008 - 4:32pm

Police arrest a pro-Tibetan demonstrator in San Francisco, California.<br /><br />Scuffles broke out Wednesday before the US leg of the Olympics global torch relay as thousands of angry opponents and supporters of China faced off, kept apart by a wall of police.(AFP/Kara Andrade)AFP - The US leg of the Olympics torch relay became bogged down in confusion here Wednesday as thousands of pro- and anti-Chinese supporters faced off and briefly forced the symbol of the Beijing Games off the streets.



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