Thailand's leg of Olympic torch relay completed without disruption

Thailand's capital was awash with Chinese flags Saturday as the Olympic torch relay was run through the city's streets to great fanfare and little dissent.

The successful run, with no disruptions by demonstrators protesting China's recent crackdown in Tibet, was in contrast to the chaos that accompanied the torch's earlier visits to cities including London, Paris and San Francisco.

Heavy but not heavy-handed security was deployed along the Bangkok route, with about 2,000 uniformed and plainclothes police on special duty.

But except at one hot spot where pro-Tibet demonstrators and their pro-Beijing rivals parked themselves, the authorities had …