Monday, March 24, 2008

Protests Disrupt Olympic Torch Ceremony


Pro-Tibet demonstrators have disrupted the Olympic torch-lighting ceremony for the 2008 Games.
Two protesters ran onto the field at Ancient Olympia while Liu Qi, president of the Games' organising committee, was giving a speech. Both were detained.
Lhadon Tethong, director of Students for a Free Tibet, said both men were taken to the local police station. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Lumber Liquidators