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June 20, 2008

News : Controversy over Tibet torch leg

The Olympic torch is set to travel to the heavily guarded Tibetan capital Lhasa this weekend.

China's Olympic flame will pass through Lhasa on Saturday (June 21), three months after violent demonstrations sparked a stream of international protests along the torch relay route.

Tyra Dempster reports.

Soundbites:

Corinna-Barbara Francis, China researcher for Amnesty International.

Geoff Dyer, Financial Times correspondent.

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