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Look  Olympic torch plays hide and seek in US  April 10, 2008
Fearing violent anti-China protests from Tibetans and human
rights activists and possible skirmishes between anti- and pro-
Beijing demonstrators, authorities in San Francisco,
California, changed and truncated the route of the Olympic torch
at the last moment.  Protests greet Olympic torch in US  They
also cancelled the closing ceremony planned at the end of relay
which will now be held at an undisclosed venue for security
reasons.  This left both demonstrators and American-Chinese, who
had come to cheer the torch, disappointed but avoided any
violent situations seen in Paris and London [Images].  The torch
was lit at McCovey Cove behind the schedule and first runner
flanked by Chinese and American police headed away from the
crowd into a warehouse on the waterfront.  Coverage: Tibet
Revolts  The flame remained inside for more th