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Pro-Tibet protesters arrested after clashes at Chinese embassy.
(From Guardian Unlimited)
Police arrested five pro-Tibet protesters during scuffles with police in London today as Wen Jiabao, the Chinese prime minister, arrived at the Chinese embassy.
The men were detained after trying to push past officers to get to the doors of the building. A spokesman for the group of about 200 demonstrators said a small number of them were trying to take the Free Tibet flag to the doors of the building.
Wen was greeted with boos and jeers when he arrived at the embassy, near Regents Park in London, where members of the Free Tibet group faced pro-Chinese protesters on opposite sides of the road. On the Chinese side there was traditional drumming, dragon dancing and firecrackers to welcome the Chinese leader.
Ugyan Norbu, who has lived in Britain for 30 years but comes from south-west Tibet, said: "For too long the British government have appeased the Chinese government. The British government is in the best position to negotiate with the Chinese on Tibet. I know the British people won't let us down but the British government are still ...
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