Fed: Olympic flame starts relay = 15

AAP General News (Australia)
04-24-2008
Fed: Olympic flame starts relay = 15

Pro-Tibet protester Marion Vecourcay said she felt frightened and threatened by the
Chinese demonstrators.

"They mobbed the sign, they were really aggressive, insulting and swearing," she said.

"They said we have no right to be here but I live up the street.

"It was just a mob mentality."

Pro-China demonstrator Jeff Li yelled at the pro-Tibetan supporters: "The Dalai Lama
is a hypocrite, a liar, an ugly man."

Mr Li said the pro Tibet protesters were ill-informed.

"These people are idiots, they know nothing about China's history," Mr Li said.

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