ITALY: The Olympic torch arrives in Turin

Record ID: 331982

  • Title: ITALY: The Olympic torch arrives in Turin
  • Date: 10th February 2006
  • Summary: TURIN, ITALY (FEBRUARY 9, 2006) (REUTERS) WIDE OF CROWD WITH PIANO PLAYERS ON BACKGROUND CROWD WITH POSTER "OLYMPIC HOST CITY CROWD WITH TV SCREEN IN THE BACK CROWD WAITING FOR TORCH TO ARRIVE TORCH ARRIVING AND CROWD CHEERING CROWD WATCHING TORCH ARRIVING ON STAGE AND TORCH BEARER LIGHTING FLAME CROWD CHEERING PIECES OF PAPER IN AIR CLOSE OF BURNING FLAME WIDE OF SQUARE WITH PIECES OF PAPER FALLING ON GROUND PEOPLE TAKING PICTURES OF FLAME WIDE OF SQUARE
  • Embargoed: 25th February 2006 12:00
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  • Location: Italy
  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA6S0351XDTG2FUAU577SYCVBKG
  • Story Text: With little less than 24 hours to go until the
    Winter Olympics begin, official venues are buzzing with
    anticipation as athletes at the top of their game rub
    shoulders with squads of excited volunteers and reporters
    from all around the world.
    The people of Turin cheered the arrival of Olympic
    torch to the host city on Thursday (February 9) where it
    was brought to stay overnight on the eve of the opening
    ceremony.
    But on many of the streets of Turin, you would hardly
    guess the Olympic circus was in town.
    Hundreds of street protesters forced the Olympic torch
    to bypass part of Turin as demonstrators denounced the
    Winter Olympics.
    Games organisers said they decided to divert the flame
    from the area of the protest after the demonstrators
    gathered on its anticipated route and police warned of
    possible harm to torch bearers or spectators.
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