Scuffles Break Out at London Olympic Torch Relay (Video)

Clashes break out at Olympic torch relay in London-
One man grabbed the torch in west London before police bashed him to the ground.

Police scuffle with a protester as the Olympic torch is carried through London April 6, 2008. Thousands of anti-China protesters draped in Tibetan flags disrupted the Olympic torch relay on Sunday through London, billed as a journey of harmony and peace. (REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico)

Monkey Tennis Center has a roundup on the clashes in London and the luke warm response by officials to the killings in Tibet.

Reuters has video of the protesters lunging at the torch carriers:

In the latest news from Tibet…
Chinese police fired on hundreds of protesters this week in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze killing 8 people, CNN reported.

Previously:
Deaths Reported at Tibetan Rally– Rioters Torch Cars & Shops
Scores Dead at Democracy Protests in Tibet– Police Station Attacked
Chinese Parade Handcuffed Tibetan Activists Down Lhasa Streets
Dalai Lama Threatens to Resign…
Speaker Pelosi Condemns Chinese in Tibet
China Claims Support From 100 Countries Over Tibet

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