Olympic torch makes its way through ancient Muscat amid tight security in Oman

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Thousands cheered and some danced with traditional daggers along the Olympic torch's path through Oman's capital Monday, a festive greeting that contrasted with disrupting protests elsewhere on the flame's global journey.

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