Only spectators hand-picked by the Chinese authorities were allowed onto the streets of Lhasa, as the Olympic torch passed through the Tibetan capital. Students and employees of state-owned companies were among those chosen to cheer the relay runners as they carried the Olympic flame through the city.
Many locals were ordered to stay at home and shops remained closed. Human rights groups have criticised the decision to stage the torch relay in Tibet, just three months after protests against Chinese rule in Lhasa sparked violence that left many people dead.
(Deutsche Welle)
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