Paris 2024 Olympics: torchbearers in Marseille kick off the flame's journey across France
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Torchbearers carried the Olympic flame through the streets of France's southern port city of Marseille on Thursday, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony. Story by M. Burgot, M. Boisseau and J. Pelletier.