http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7339380.stm
In a last minute switcharoo, the San Francisco leg of the Olympic torch relay was rerouted, leaving behind both supporters and protestors.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom told Reuters news agency: “We assessed the situation and felt that we could not secure the torch and protect the protesters and supporters to the degree that we wished.”
Instead, a muted closing event took place on a motorway fly-over well away from the planned location, says the BBC’s David Willis in San Francisco.
After being loaded onto a bus and driven to a new starting point a mile away from the original start, the relay took place under heavy guard, away from inconvenient obstacles (ie. the public).
Time to end this farce now. Any point in continuing this relay?
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