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San Francisco changes Olympic flame route due to security fears The city of San Francisco,the only North American stop for the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch,surprised thousands of supporters,demon- strators and visitors on April 9,by com- pletely changing the planned torch route at the last minute without notification. As scheduled,the torch was expected to start from the McCovey Cove in the south- east of the city at 1:00 p.m.before heading along the waterfront northbound to famous tourist spot Fisherman’s Wharf and finally
San Francisco changes Olympic flame route due to security fears The city of San Francisco, the only North American stop for the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch, surprised thousands of supporters, demon- strators and visitors on April 9, by com- pletely changing the planned torch route at the last minute without notification. As scheduled, the torch was expected to start from the McCovey Cove in the south-east of the city at 1:00 pmbefore heading along the waterfront northbound to famous tourist spot Fisherman’s Wharf and finally