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Lebanese journalist wounded in Israeli strike carries Olympic torch

Christina Assi, right, holds the Olympic torch with Nicolas Payeur, left, at the 2024 Summer Olympics relay in Vincennes, outside Paris, France [Thomas Padilla/AP Photo]

A Lebanese photojournalist who was severely wounded during an Israeli strike in south Lebanon has carried the Olympic torch in Paris to honour the journalists wounded and killed in the field.

The torch relay, which started in May, is part of the celebrations in which about 10,000 people from various walks of life were chosen to carry the flame across France before the Olympic Games open on July 26.

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