Olympic flame arrives in Malaysia; to be heavily guarded

Published 4/20/2008 at The Seattle Times: Sports

The Olympic flame arrived in Malaysia on Sunday ahead of a relay in which it will be guarded by 1,000 police watching for protests against China's Tibet crackdown and human rights record. [link]

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