Olympic torch extinguished in Paris

Protesters forced police to extinguish the Olympic torch amid heavy demonstrations as it set off across Paris today.

Protesters forced police to extinguish the Olympic torch amid heavy demonstrations as it set off across Paris today.

Officers in jogging gear who had been escorting the flame put it out and took it on a bus, apparently to get it away from the protesters.

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