The Two Faces of the Olympics

TWO Britons were arrested today for displaying Free Tibet banners near the Olympics stadium in Beijing.

The British Embassy in the Chinese capital said it was investigating and making efforts to get access to the pair, who are members of the group Students for a Free Tibet.

The protest group said four Tibet activists, including two from the US, were detained in Beijing after displaying two 140-square- foot banners outside the Bird’s Nest stadium.

The first read: “One World, One Dream: Free Tibet” in English, and the second: “Tibet Will Be Free” in English and “Free Tibet” in Chinese.

The Free Tibet 2008 website said that the two arrested Britons were Iain Thom (24) from Edinburgh, and Lucy Marion (23), who grew up in Cambridge but is now living in London.

James Watson

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