Fed: London bomb survivor to carry torch in Canberra

AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2008
Fed: London bomb survivor to carry torch in Canberra

Australian GILL HICKS .. who lost both legs in the 2005 London bombings .. will carry
the Olympic torch in Canberra this week.

London-based HICKS says she's proud to carry the flame .. despite sympathising with
Tibetan protesters.

Ms HICKS told The Daily Telegraph sport must go ahead .. but dialogue must start.

She says she's intensely proud to be carrying the torch .. and won't pull out.

Ms HICKS .. who is currently visiting family in Adelaide .. has become a peace activist
since losing her legs in the July 2005 underground bombings in London.

She joins former South Australian governor and Olympian MARJORIE JACKSON-NELSON to
represent the state during the Canberra leg of the Olympic torch relay on Thursday.

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