No Trouble for Olympic Torch in Buenos Aires, to Organizers’ Relief

The New York Times reports on a relatively quiet leg of the Olympic torch relay through Buenos Aires, Argentina, where protests were minimal:

Many Argentines were pleased that they had pulled off what such first-world cities as Paris and San Francisco could not. “I feel proud and happy,” said María Margarita Ferreyra, who had traveled from Córdoba Province, northwest of Buenos Aires, to see the torch. “We deserve this type of world recognition.”

The torch left the docks of the Puerto Madero district shortly after 2 p.m. and arrived unimpeded at its final destination in the leafy Núñez neighborhood approximately three hours later. Organizers adhered to the original, pre-announced eight-mile route without deviation. Police presence was heavy.

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