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Rudd Says 'No' to China Torch
Guards
AP
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Chinese paramilitary police will not be allowed to run alongside
the Olympic torch in Australia, the country's prime minister said
Thursday, after their heavy-handed tactics drew criticism in earlier
legs of the relay.
The men in bright blue tracksuits were dispatched by Beijing
to guard the Olympic flame on its journey around the world. They
sparked concern in London and Paris, with the top official for
the 2012 London Olympics calling them "thugs."
The torch is scheduled to pass through the Australian capital
of Canberra on April 24, but the Chinese security agents escorting
it will have to travel in a bus during the relay, Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd said.
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"The total security needs of the Olympic torch during its
visit to Australia will be provided by the Australian security
authorities," Rudd said at a news conference in Beijing,
after meeting his Chinese counterpart, Wen Jiabao.
Rudd said the security agents will get off the bus only when
needed — for example, when the torch is passed from one
runner to another.
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