Attack On Chinese Paralympian Fencer Jin Jing Carrying The Olympic Torch In Paris

'But at that moment, something unexpected happened: a Tibetan splittist broke through the police line and attempted to wrestle the torch from her hand. Jin Jing had never encountered anything like this, so her instinctive reaction was to embrace the torch. An overseas Chinese student at the scene said later: "That girl turned her back on the thug. He hit her, he pulled at her hands but she held on to the torch with all her might." Finally, the thug was subdued and taken away by the police. But the lower jaw of Jin Jing had been scratched. She lift up her head and held the torch up high.

'The Chinese overseas students in the crowd were moved to tears. They chanted aloud: "Girl, be strong! Go! Go, China!" The citizens of Paris were touched by Jin Jing and they applauded her as she finished her leg.

'The story of Jin Jing quickly spread across the forums and BBS's in China. Thousands of netizens left comments immediately. Many people said that they were crying when they read the story about her . They said: "Girl, you were strong. We are proud of you!" "Jin Jing, you are pretty but your heart is even prettier. We all support you. Long live the motherland!"'

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