Files under General | Apr
11th
The Olympic Torch arrives at Buenos Aires airport.
The reception ceremony in the airport was suspended.
Today in the streets of Buenos Aires, there will be more than 1,300 federal police, 1,500 naval police and some 3,000 traffic police and volunteers to protect the Olympic flame.
Argentina is billing the Olympic torch run as an easygoing street fiesta launched by a tango orchestra.
But officials are worried enough about anti-China protests to mobilize thousands of police after protesters warned of a Buenos Aires “surprise.”
(AP Photo/Leo Zavattaro/Argentina’s Olympic Committee)