Article: China condemns torch relay protests; IOC mulls abandoning international routes in future

China condemned protests that disrupted the Olympic torch relay in London and Paris as despicable, but vowed Tuesday to continue the relay to the end.

Officials of the International Olympic Committee meanwhile suggested they may consider doing away with the international route in upcoming games. The IOC is holding its last official meetings in the Chinese capital this week with organizers of the Beijing games.

Thousands of raucous protesters angry about China's hosting of the Olympics Games, its policies in Tibet and human rights record haunted the torch relay across the British and French capitals. More problems were expected Wednesday in San Francisco, the only North ...

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