British reporter detained in China live on air
- Published: 15 Mar 2013 at 20.49
- Online news: Asia
A journalist and his camera operator were detained in Tiananmen Square live on British television on Friday, in what he described as a surreal but telling episode about reporting in China.
Chinese paramilitary police stand at a gate in Tiananmen Square, Beijing during the National People's Congress on March 7, 2013. A journalist and his camera operator were detained in Tiananm en Square live on British television on Friday, in what he described as a surreal but telling episode about reporting in China.
Viewers of the 24-hour British channel Sky News were treated to the bizarre sight of reporter Mark Stone being directed into a police van live from Beijing.
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