Clashes greet UK torch relay.LONDON: Thousands of anti-China protesters draped drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. in Tibetan flags disrupted the Olympic torch relay yesterday through London, billed as a journey of harmony and peace. Chinese officials in blue tracksuits and scores of British police on foot and bicycles encircled en·cir·cle tr.v. en·cir·cled, en·cir·cling, en·cir·cles 1. To form a circle around; surround. See Synonyms at surround. 2. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of. the celebrities and athletes carrying the flame but demonstrators repeatedly broke through their security cordon. One man grabbed the torch in west London West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. Although it is only ambiguously defined, it is one of the most economically active areas of London outside of the centre, containing significant amounts of office space along with Heathrow Airport and many of before police wrestled him to the ground. The torch is en route to the 2008 Games that take place in Bei jing jing (jing) [Chinese] one of the basic substances that according to traditional Chinese medicine pervade the body, usually translated as "essence"; the body reserves or constitutional makeup, replenished by food and rest, that supports from Aug. 8 to 24. The next Summer Olympics are in London in 2012. Police said 25 people had been arrested four hours into the relay, several of them near Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Downing Street Downing Street, Westminster, London, England. On the street are the British Foreign Office and, at No. 10, the residence of the first lord of the Treasury, who is usually (although not necessarily) the prime minister of Great Britain. office where about 1,000 protesters gathered. Brown greeted the torch behind Downing Street's closed steel gates in front of a vetted crowd as protesters scuffled with police outside and Beijing supporters waved Chinese flags This is a list of current and historical flags used in the geographic area of China, including both the People's Republic of China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China. and banged drums. Campaigners are protesting against China's crackdown on pro-independence activists in Tibet and its human rights record. Falun Gong and the Burma Campaign are also demonstrating. Opposition politicians and campaigners criticised Brown for taking part in the ceremony. Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell said Britain was endorsing the Olympic principles and sport and not China's human rights record. "The welcome of the Olympic torch to London is not the same as condoning the human rights regime in China or condoning the treatment of Tibet," she told. Copyright [c] 2008 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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