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Olympic Torch Ends Hong Kong Leg Without Incident

HONG KONG (AP) ― The Olympic torch relay has ended in Hong Kong without any disruptions to the event.

The flame was carried through the city Friday by 120 runners. The only tension came at the start of the relay, where police say 52,000 people gathered.

Large groups of flag-waving torch supporters shouted insults at pro-Tibet and human rights protesters, forcing them to seek refuge in police vans.

China's recent crackdown on Tibet inspired several of the torch relay protests in major cities such as Paris, London and San Francisco.

Many Chinese were still upset about an incident in Paris in which a pro-Tibet protester tried to grab the torch from a wheelchair-bound Chinese athlete.

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