Author: Micky WongMicky Wong Date: Apr 16, 2008 11:25
The Chinese Shame of Olympic Saga Continues -- Indian Police is Turning
Delhi into a Prison Camp Ahead of Torch's Arrival
International Herald Tribune
Tibetans in India mobilize for torch
By Amelia Gentleman and Hari Kumar
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
NEW DELHI: Dozens of Tibetan protesters wearing yellow "Free Tibet"
headbands were arrested in Delhi on Wednesday after they stormed through
barricades and ran with banners toward the Chinese Embassy, taking heavy
security in the diplomatic heart of the city by surprise.
The police intervened swiftly, arresting 47 of the protesters against
Chinese rule in Tibet. But it was the second embarrassing breach in two
days of the tight security measures imposed by the police in Delhi as
the Indian capital prepared to play host to the Olympic torch relay on
Thursday, one day after the start of the Asian leg of its international
journey in Pakistan on Wednesday.
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