National Geographic

Olympic Torch Put Out 3 Times Amid Paris Protests

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080407-AP-olympic-tor.html"> <img src="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/images/thumbs/080407-AP-olympic-tor_60x40.jpg" height="40" width="60" alt="image" /> </a> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>The flame was extinguished as precautions in the French capital, where protests against China's human rights record turned the torch relay into a chaotic series of stops and starts. </p> </td> </tr></table>