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A sky-high pro-Tibet protest
By: maTza
Posted: Apr 7 08
Witnessed: 1302 times
Regions: Chine
Issues: Liberté d’opinion et d’expression
Apr. 7 (Reuters) - Scaling the soaring cables of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, three pro-Tibet protesters hoisted their banners.
San Francisco - home to a large Asian population - is the only U.S. city to host the Olympic torch this year.
Katharine Jackson reports.
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