A group of protesters who tried to unfurl a pro-Tibet banner near an Olympics venue in the Chinese capital Beijing have been held by police.
A British journalist who was in the area covering the protest is also reported to have been arrested.
The journalist has been identified as John Ray of ITV News.
This is not the first protest to happen during the Olympics. A man was removed from an equestrian event on Saturday for trying to unveil a Tibetan flag.
Rough treatment
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But they were arrested within seconds of the attempt.
Mr Ray was also detained, and claims he was dragged into a nearby restaurant and forcibly held down by officers.
"I tried to explain to them that I was a British journalist but they would not even let me take out my identification documents," Mr Ray told reporters.
"I have been roughed up. They dragged me, pulled me and knocked me to the ground. Now they are filming me," Mr Ray told the UK's Guardian newspaper from the back of the police van as he was driven away.
(BBC)
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