Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu Clarifies Foreign Reports Claiming that the Olympic Torch Was Forced to be Extinguished During the Relay in Paris

2008/04/08

The reports by foreign media are false in claiming that the Olympic torch was forced to be extinguished during its relay in Paris. To protect the security and dignity of the Olympic torch under the circumstances there, the modes of relay were temporarily changed. The torch relay in Paris has now safely completed as scheduled.