Olympic torch faces protests in San Francisco

April 9, 2008 

The Olympic torch relay in San Francisco, California, began today at 1:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7). It was the only stop for the torch in the United States, as it makes its way around the world to Beijing, China, for the 2008 Summer Olympics. 
The route for the torch was materially altered as protesters filled the streets along the planned route. The route, which was originally 10 kilometres long, was shortened by nearly half, according to the San Francisco Police Department. In hopes that all eighty of the scheduled torch carriers would get a chance to carry the torch, the carriers ran in pairs. 
The first torch carrier ran as scheduled, but then carried it into a warehouse, from which a motorcycle was observed leaving. The torch was then spotted again on a major street nearly two miles off course.
Olympic torch faces protests in San Francisco April 9 , 2008 The Olympic torch relay in San Francisco , California , began today at 1:00 p.m. PDT ( UTC-7 ) . It was the only stop for the torch in the United States , as it makes its way around the world to Beijing , China , for the 2008 Summer Olympics . The route for the torch was materially altered as protesters filled the streets along the planned route . The route , which was originally 10 kilometres long , was shortened by nearly half , according to the San Francisco Police Department . In hopes that all eighty of the scheduled torch carriers would get a chance to carry the torch , the carriers ran in pairs . The first torch carrier ran as scheduled , but then carried it into a warehouse , from which a motorcycle was observed leaving . The torch was then spotted again on a major street nearly two miles off course .
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