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Indonesia Torch Run Stays Inside Stadium  

Posted Apr 22, 08 10:56 AM CDT in World    Most Covered

(newser) – The Olympic torch passed through Indonesia today with little incident and less fanfare, the BBC reports. What was originally supposed to be a 15-mile relay was abbreviated to a few laps around a Jakarta stadium before a crowd of 5,000 carefully credentialed spectators. Outside, police broke up a pro-Tibet demonstration, arresting six of the roughly 100 protesters.

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Indonesia Torch Run Stays Inside Stadium
Tibetan activists are surrounded by Indonesian police during a "Free Tibet" protest Tuesday, April 22, 2008 in Jakarta, Indonesia.   (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Indonesia Torch Run Stays Inside Stadium
A Tibetan activist is dragged away by Indonesian police during a "Free Tibet" protest Tuesday, April 22, 2008 in Jakarta, Indonesia.   (AP Photo)
Indonesia Torch Run Stays Inside Stadium
Athens 2004 Olympic weightlifting silver-medalist Lisa Rumbewas receives a relay during the Beijing Olympic torch relay at the main stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 22, 2008.   (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Indonesia Torch Run Stays Inside Stadium
Indonesian athletes and officials light a flame holder with a torch at the end of the Indonesian leg of the Beijing Olympic Torch relay in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 22, 2008.   (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Indonesia Torch Run Stays Inside Stadium
Former Asian boxing champion Syamsul Anwar Harahap runs with the torch as Chinese flags are waved in the background during Beijing Olympic torch relay at the main stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.   (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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