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Heavy security in place for relay

NAGANO (AP) Riot police, protesters and Chinese well-wishers converged on the city of Nagano on Friday as the embattled Beijing Olympic torch arrived on one of its final international stops before moving on to China. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Fri, Apr 25 2008

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25 Apr 08		Raw Video: Olympic Torch Is Now in Japan  »  YouTube videoThe Olympic torch is now in Japan. The torch landed early Friday in Tokyo, and was quickly taken to Nagano under heavy police presence. Nagano was the site of the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. (April 25)
20 Apr 08		Nagano douses torch-guard offering from China  »  Japan Times NAGANO (Kyodo) The Nagano Prefectural Police have rejected an offer by China to send security personnel to escort the Olympic torch during its relay through the city of Nagano on April 26, informed sources said Saturday. Read the full story . . .
27 Mar 08		Nagano adds security for torch relay  »  Japan Times NAGANO (Kyodo) The city of Nagano said Thursday it will beef up security for the Beijing Olympics torch relay on April 26 in light of the clash between Tibetans and Chinese security forces in Tibet earlier this month, officials said. Read the full story...
15 Apr 08		Nagano cancels torch run festivities  »  Japan Times NAGANO — An event the city of Nagano planned for the Olympic torch relay has been canceled due to concern over protests, city officials said Tuesday. Read the full story . . .
27 Apr 08		Torch security smothers relay  »  Japan Times NAGANO (Kyodo) Olympic torch bearers dashed past sporadic protests Saturday as heavy security shielded the Japanese leg of the world relay by lining streets with thousands of riot police and closely monitoring the event with helicopters. Read the full...
23 Apr 08		Riot police to guard torchbearers  »  Japan Times NAGANO (Kyodo) Each torchbearer for the Nagano leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay on Saturday will be encircled by five riot police officers in sportswear, who will in turn be surrounded by around 100 uniformed police officers forming two columns on...

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