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 * [[image:2401115377_885abdb380-1.jpg width="402" height="324"]] || On April 9th, 2008, many people gathered all around the planned route of the Olympic Torch in San Francisco, California. Supporters and protesters were surrounding AT&T Park, the Golden Gate Bridge, and San Francisco Bay to watch the 4-mile relay. Little did these people know that officials had re-routed and planned the relay prior to the torches appearance. ||
 * [[image:2402278798_8aa0f8cf14_m.jpg width="319" height="216"]] || Mayor Gavin Newson decided to change the route before the relay. The torch was swarmed with security to ensure the safety of all the runners and torchbearers, and more than 200 officers were present.Then the torch was quickly evacuated to the San Francisco International Airport where it was flown to Buenos Aires, the next stop on the flame's international tour. The tour covers about 85,000 miles, appears in 21 different cities, and 5 different continents. ||
 * [[image:2401945188_b8e59c548e_m.jpg width="354" height="268"]] || You may ask, "why did they re-route the relay?" the answer is that officials were concerned about the large number of protesters who would be present at the relay. Many protested the Chinese government's human rights record and recent issues in Tibet. Tibet and China were both largely in favor of the relay. But there were also many pro-China demonstrators were there too. People carried signs and flags to for exposure of the issues they were trying to resolve. ||