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Olympic torch arrives in Tanzania

Dar El Salam's mayor Adam Kimbisa received the Olympic torch from a Chinese official, assuring him its passage across the East African country will be smooth.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 08:25 April 13, 2008
  • Gulf News

Dar El Salam: Dar El Salam's mayor Adam Kimbisa received the Olympic torch from a Chinese official, assuring him its passage across the East African country will be smooth.

About a dozen riot police surrounded Kimbisa as he received the torch from a Chinese official at the airport as it was taken onto a bus.

Kenyan Nobel Peace laureate Wangari Maathai has withdrawn from the torch relay in Tanzania to protest China's human rights record.

The next leg will take place in Oman.

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