Chinese protesters extinguish Olympic flame
- By Richard Bradbury
- Published May 8, 2008
- News
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Now that the torch is on home soil it was expected that the protests would die down. It seems as though this is not quite the case.
Unknown protesters in Shenzhen attack Olympic runners and extinguish the flame
In a stunning blow to China's prestige, two local protesters shocked hundreds of cheering bystanders when they unexpectedly extinguished the Olympic Torch today near the Window of the World, a theme park in the Shenzhen industrial zone near Hong Kong.
It also seems as though a video is going to be made available on the website a little later today - I'll keep you posted.
Full story available here.
UPDATE - As promised a video has finally surfaced - though what good it will do is anyone's guess. Personally I do not think that it shows the torch being extinguished by protesters, more likely due to over-crowding. The 'action' (if you can call it that) starts at around 2:00.

