Olympic Flame Changes Course in Indonesia
This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Torchbearers ran laps with the Olympic flame in front of an invitation-only crowd yesterday after officials changed the relay route from Jakarta’s streets to a sports stadium amid pressure from China to keep away demonstrators.
Police arrested several protesters rallying nearby and seized Tibetan flags and banners in the latest actions against a global relay that Beijing had hoped would promote the August 8-24 Olympics.
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