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KASHGAR, China — Tight security surrounded the Olympic flame Tuesday as it began its journey through China’s restive Muslim western region of Xinjiang.
Security agents jogged on either side of torchbearers and hundreds of police and military watched subdued crowds as the flame wound its way through Xinjiang’s capital of Urumqi. Although state media has warned of the threat from separatists they claim are linked with global terrorism, no disruptions were reported.
Organizers say the flame will reach Tibet on Saturday in a one-day stop.
