Protests and scuffles greeted the Olympic flame as it began a two-day journey on the divided Korean peninsula along a route guarded by thousands of riot policeman wielding shields and truncheons.

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Protests and scuffles greeted the Olympic flame as it began a two-day journey on the divided Korean peninsula.

Protests and scuffles greeted the Olympic flame as it began a two-day journey on the divided Korean peninsula along a route guarded by thousands of riot policeman wielding shields and truncheons.