March 31, 2008
Flame from Athens arrives
The Olympic flame arrived in Beijing this morning on board a charter flight from Athens and then became centerpiece of a ceremony on Tian’anmen Square this morning. Liu Xiang, world champion 100-meter hurdler, will carry the torch across one of the bridges across the ‘River of Golden Water’ that runs from inside the Forbidden City.
Other stories on the front page
• Lhasa incident was plotted by Dalai group.
• Random alcohol testing of vehicle drivers will be carried out from today in Beijing.
• A dense fog caused more than 30 vehicles to crash on the Beijing – Shenyang highway. One person died.
• An engine of an airliner on route from Beijing to Hong Kong caught on fire. The plane returned to Beijing soon after it took off. No one was injured.
• A fire broke out in a 28 storey building in a residential compound called Wangjing Xiyuan. More than 200 people were evacuated. Four passed out because of smoke inhalation. The fire lasted about 10 minutes before it was put out.