Scuffle at Olympic flame ceremony (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Greek officials handed over the Olympic flame to organizers of the Beijing Games on Sunday amid small protests by a pro-Tibetan group. The ceremony was held at the marble Panathenian Stadium, where the first modern Olympics were staged in 1896. Outside the stadium, police scuffled with pro-Tibet demonstrators and prevented others from unfurling protest banners.

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