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Article: 1st Ld: Foreigners taken away by police for displaying "Free Tibet" banner near Olympic venue

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1st Ld: Foreigners taken away by police for displaying "Free Tibet" banner near Olympic venue

BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Four foreigners, three men and one woman, were taken away by Beijing police on Wednesday morning for displaying a pro-Tibet independence banner in English, the police authority said.

According to police, the four ...

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