BEIJING - MARCH 31: Hein Verbruggen, chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, speaks during the welcome ceremony for the Olympic flame & launching ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay at Tiananmen Square on March 31, 2008 in Beijing, China. Chinese authorities tightened security in Tiananmen Square where the Olympic torch is officially welcomed to China and beginning a monthlong worldwide relay. Getty Images logo Getty Images 47 months ago

BEIJING - MARCH 31: Hein Verbruggen, chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, speaks during the welcome ceremony for the Olympic flame & launching ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay at Tiananmen Square on March 31, 2008 in Beijing, China. Chinese authorities tightened security in Tiananmen Square where the Olympic torch is officially welcomed to China and beginning a monthlong worldwide relay.

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