1.0 link 95379 <![CDATA[Officials Put Out Olympic Torch 3 Times]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/07/olympic-torch-extinguishe_n_95379.html PARIS &mdash; Security officials extinguished the Olympic torch three times Monday as protests against China's human rights record turned a relay through Paris into a chaotic series of stops and starts.

Despite massive security, at least two activists got within almost an arm's length of the flame before they were grabbed by police. Officers tackled many protesters and carried off some of them. A protester threw water at the torch but failed to extinguish it and was also taken away.

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