Olympic Flame Reached London - 20 July 2012

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Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG), Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Lutfur Rahman, Mayor of Tower Hamlets and General the Lord Dannatt, Constable of the Tower of London, hosted a special welcome event at HM Tower of London to celebrate the Flame’s arrival in London through a marines helicopter.

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                                          Person carrying the flame coming to ground from helicopter
Source: London2012.com
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During its time in the capital, the Olympic Flame will be carried by 982 Torchbearers and travel around 200 miles of the capital’s streets, taking in landmarks, community spaces and places to showcase London to the world.

http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/london-welcomes-the-olympic-flame.html

http://www.london2012.com/media-centre/article=london-moment-shine-here-the-olympic-flame-arrives.html

http://www.london2012.com/torch-relay/

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/olympic-flame-tower-london-201214157.html

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/torch-spends-first-day-capital-015704127.html