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Olympic Torch Relay Sets Off In Marseille

The French Air Force display team  sprays the colours of the French flag above Marseille's Old Port as the Olympic flame arrives
The Olympic torch relay began in Marseille on Thursday with football legend Basile Boli taking the flame in front of the iconic basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde, a day after it made a spectacular entrance by sea.
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