A young woman carries the Olympic torch…

A young woman carries the Olympic torch past a military base in Lagadas, near Thessaloniki, yesterday while a group of army conscripts applaud. The torch also passed through the villages of Stagira and Poligyros on its tour of Halkidiki yesterday. Today, the flame is to be welcomed in Thessaloniki.

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