SAN FRANCISCO: Three pro-Tibet activists climbed the cables of San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge on Monday to protest the arrival of the Olympic torch in the city on Wednesday, witnesses said.
Televised images from the scene showed three people on parallel red cables with flags hanging down. "One World, One Dram: Free Tibet," read one of two banners unfurled between suspension cables, protesting China's recent crackdown on Tibet.
San Francisco, which has a large Asian population, is the only US city to host the Olympic torch this year and is expected to experience a series of protests in the coming days.
Earlier in the day in Paris, Chinese officials called off a chaotic relay of the torch after thousands of pro-Tibet protesters tried to block its path and the flame had to be extinguished at least thrice.
Times of India
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