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Olympic torch protesters disrupt Paris relay

April 8, 2008

PARIS--Paris' Olympic torch relay descended into chaos yesterday, with protesters scaling the Eiffel Tower, grabbing for the flame and forcing security officials to repeatedly snuff out the torch and transport it by bus past demonstrators yelling "Free Tibet!"

The relentless anti-Chinese demonstrations ignited across the capital with unexpected power and ingenuity, foiling...

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