Olympic flame stops at UN refugee camp in Athens

The Olympic flame has made a symbolic stop at a United Nations-run refugee camp in Athens as part of its 106-day journey from the Games' ancient birthplace in southern Greece to Rio de Janeiro.

Olympic flame stops at UN refugee camp in Athens
Tue, 26 Apr, 2016 - 19:57

The Olympic flame has made a symbolic stop at a United Nations-run refugee camp in Athens as part of its 106-day journey from the Games' ancient birthplace in southern Greece to Rio de Janeiro.

The torch was carried by 27-year-old Syrian refugee Ibrahim Hussein, who ran with a prosthetic limb fitted below his right knee.

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