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The Olympic flame arrived in Bangkok early Friday from New Delhi, India, where extraordinary security measures kept thousands of anti-Chinese protesters mostly at bay during a shortened relay on Thursday.

Relay officials said they've mapped an alternate path for the 80 torch-bearers if needed to bypass demonstrators along a six-mile (10 km) route that would take the flame by Bangkok's major landmarks.

Tibetan exiles living in Thailand face deportation if arrested for trying to disrupt Saturday's Olympic torch relay through Bangkok, Thai police said. Read full article »

CNN's Sara Sidner and Tess Eastment contributed to this report

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