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Respect for Human Rights in China
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What text was on the banner that the politicians unrolled outside?
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Freedom for Tibet!
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What did MPs yell when the torch passed them?
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Parliament
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Various French politicians started protests including members of what?
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National Assembly's session
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All the French political factions requested a temporary halt to what?
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Respect for Human Rights in China
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Why did the banner say that was unveiled during the temporary halt?
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Freedom for Tibet!
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What did the Parliamentary members yell as the relay passed?
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Tibetan flags
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What did French police take from demonstrators?
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Libération
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Which newspaper reported that only the Chinese could express themselves?
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the Trocadéro
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Where was the only place the Tibetan flag could be held?
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Michèle Alliot-Marie
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Who was the Minister of the Interior?
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Tibetan flags
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What did French law enforcement take from protesters?
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the Trocadéro.
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Where was the only place Tibetan flags were permitted?
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Michèle Alliot-Marie
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Who said the police acted on their own in taking the flags?
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a police officer
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Who rendered a France 2 camera person unconscious?
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San Francisco
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Where did the torch start it's North American route?
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April 9
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What day did the torch arrive in San Francisco?
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Lin Li
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What is the name of the first North American torchbearer?
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San Francisco International Airport
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The route end was changed from Justin Herman plaza to what?
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Peter Ueberroth
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Who was the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee?
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San Francisco
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What city in the United States held the 2008 Olympic Torch relay?
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April 9.
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What was the date of the relay in the United States?
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Norman Bellingham
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What is the name of the person who handed off the torch to the torchbearer in the United States 2008 Olympic relay?
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Justin Herman Plaza
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What is the name of the location where the relay ending event was canceled?
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San Francisco Board of Supervisors
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Who approved a resolution concerning human rights on April 1, 2008?
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human rights abuses
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The concern was over what in China and Tibet?
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April 8
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What date was the protest which was led by Gere and Tutu?
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April 1, 2008
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When was a resolution agreed to about Chinese human rights issues in San Francisco?
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San Francisco Board of Supervisors
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Who approved the resolution?
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United Nations Plaza
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Where was a protest planned in San Francisco?
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Richard Gere
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What actor was scheduled to attend a San Francisco Olympic protest?
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Golden Gate Bridge
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Three protester climbed what to hang two banners on April 7, 2008?
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KPIX-CBS5
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Laurel Sutherlin spoke to which TV station about his concerns?
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China
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Who asked that the San Francisco relay route be shortened?
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Golden Gate Bridge
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What famous bridge had two banners hung from it by protesters?
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Laurel Sutherlin
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Who spoke to station KPIX-CBS5 about the bridge banner protests?
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five
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How many supporters face charges for the bridge stunt?
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three
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How many activists may be charged with crimes for the bridge stunt?
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a warehouse
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Where did the first relay runner disappear to with the torch??
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Andrew Michael
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Which wheelchair-bound torchbearer was ejected from the relay for showing a Tibetan flag?
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Andrew Michael
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What wheelchair-bound bearer of the Olympic torch displayed a Tibetan flag?
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Marina district
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Where was the last part of the San Francisco torch relay carried through before getting on a bus?
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San Francisco International Airport
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Where was a makeshift closing ceremony held for the torch relay in San Francisco?
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Van Ness Avenue
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After the bearer of the torch disappeared into a warehouse, what road did the relay reappear on?
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April 11
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When did the Olympic torch relay begin in Buenos Aires?
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the Lola Mora amphitheatre
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Where did the torch route start in Buenos Aires?
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Mauricio Macri
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Who was the mayor of Buenos Aires?
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Buenos Aires
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Where did the Olympic torch relay begin in Argentina?
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Lola Mora amphitheatre
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What place held an opening show for the relay?
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Mauricio Macri
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What is the name of the mayor who passed off the torch to the first bearer in Argentina?
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Carlos Espínola.
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Who was the first bearer of the torch in Argentina?
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confetti
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What was showered along the route in some places?
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Jorge Carcavallo
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What is the name of the activist who promised peaceful protests?
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from the Obelisk to the city hall
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What route was planned for an alternative march?
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Free Tibet
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What was on the banner that was displayed where the torchbearers would carry the torch?
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Jorge Carcavallo.
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What is the name of the protester who said they would not try to extinguish the torch?
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Obelisk to the city hall
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Where did the other march travel form and to?
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Human Rights Torch.
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What was the name given to the torch carried on the alternative march?
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Free Tibet
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What did the large banner say that was along the alternative march route?
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Human Rights Torch Relay
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What was the unsanctioned alternative relay called?
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Susan Prager
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Who was the outreach director of HRTR?
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Friends of Falun Gong
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What was the non profit that was funded by Mark Palmer?
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Diego Maradona
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Which footballer decided to not be a torchbearer because of the controversy?
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1200
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How many police officers were in place to avoid controversy along the torch route?
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water balloons
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What was thrown to try and put out the flame?
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Friends of Falun Gong
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What is Susan Prager communication director of?
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Diego Maradona
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What football star backed out due to relay controversy?
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1200
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How many police officers were part of the security operative?
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water balloons
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What was tossed at the torch trying to put it out?
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peaceful
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The protests were considered to be overall what in nature?
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Dar es Salaam
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Where was the only African destination for the torch?
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April 13
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When did the torch arrive in Dar es Salaam?
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the TAZARA Railway
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Where did the route start for the torch in Dar es Salaam?
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Dar es Salaam
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Where was the solitary place the relay was held in Africa?
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TAZARA
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What is the name of the railway where the Olympic torch relay began in Africa?
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Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium
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Where did the relay terminate in Africa?
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China
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What country paid for the stadium through aid money?
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Vice-President Ali Mohamed Shein.
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Who it the torch in Africa?
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Muscat
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Which Middle East location was the only area the torch visited?
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April 14
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When did the torch arrive in Muscat?
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Sulaf Fawakherji
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Which actress carried the torch for part of the route?
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Muscat
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Where was the only place the Olympic torch was carried in the Middle East?
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20
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How far was the relay route in kilometers in the Middle East?
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Sulaf Fawakherji.
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What is the name of the Syrian actress who was one to bear the torch?
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April 16
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When did the torch arrive in Islamabad?
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Jinnah Stadium
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Where was an indoor ceremony held since the outdoor relay was cancelled?
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani
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Who spoke at the opening ceremony in Islamabad in addition to President Musharraf?
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Islamabad
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Where did the Olympic torch relay start in Pakistan?
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Jinnah Stadium.
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Instead of a traditinal relay, where was the track the torch was carried in Pakistan?
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April 17
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When did the torch visit New Delhi?
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70
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How many runners carried the torch in New Delhi?
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Baichung Bhutia
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Which football captain did not participate in the relay to show support for Tibet?
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five
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How many torchbearers did not participate because of their concerns with Tibet?
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New Delhi
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Where did the torch relay happen in India?
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1.5
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How long was the route in India in miles?
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70
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How many bearers of the torch were used in India?
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five
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How many bearers decided not to participate?
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Baichung Bhutia
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What is the name of the footballer who refused to be a part of the relay?
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Republic Day celebrations
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The security given to the torch relay in New Delhi is reminiscent of the security of what?
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Nirupama Sen.
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The Chinese presented a list of vulnerable relay locations to who?
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India's Commerce Minister
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Who supposedly cancelled a trip to Beijing in protest?
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