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Tight security in Pakistan Olympic torch run

SADAQAT JAN

Associated Press

April 16, 2008 at 2:02 PM EDT

ISLAMABAD ― Runners carried the Olympic flame around the outside of a
sports stadium Wednesday ― an invitation-only event in front of an
elite, sparse crowd with heavy security to deter any anti-China
protesters or terrorist attacks.

Clearly worried about the possibility that the high-profile ceremony
might be disrupted, thousands of police aided by explosives-sniffing
dogs stood guard as Pakistan's pro-China government ensured a
trouble-free stop on the torch's global tour toward Beijing.

Televised live ― the only way the general public could watch ― the relay
of Pakistani and Chinese torchbearers looked almost like a practice run
as they jogged on access roads around the perimeter of Jinnah Stadium,
Islamabad's main sports complex.