Nepalese police have detained more than 500 Tibetan exiles during anti-China demonstrations in the capital, Kathmandu.
The protests followed the arrest of three top Tibetan leaders in Nepal on Friday on charges of provoking anti-China activities in the country. Meanwhile, the Olympic torch has been carried through the streets of Anti-Chinese demonstrators arrested in Nepal ...
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India leg of Olympic relay ends ... the Tibetan capital without incident. Only spectators hand-picked by the Chinese authorities were allowed onto the streets of Lhasa, as the torch passed through the city. Students and employees of state-owned companies were among those chosen to cheer on the relay runners as they carried the Olympic flame along an 11-kilometre-long route. Many locals were ordered to stay at home and shops remained closed.
(Deutsche Welle)
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