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On 25 April 2008, Interpol issued a warning that there was a real possibility that the Beijing Olympics would be targeted by terrorist groups. China reported 35 arrests as part of a ten-day raid. On 4 August 2008, two attackers detonated hand grenades at a police post near Kashgar, killing 16 policemen.
Aug 7, 2018 · Whole districts were swept away almost overnight in the radical radical clean-up of Beijing. But some working class folk from outside Beijing are still holding on.
Aug 24, 2008 · As the Beijing Olympics ended, Amnesty International today accused the Chinese authorities of prioritizing image over substance as it continued to persecute and punish activists and journalists during the Games.
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Aug 6, 2008 · The demonstration underlined the clash between competing views of the Olympics in Beijing, as thousands of euphoric spectators cheered the arrival of the torch in Tiananmen Square while foreign...
Aug 5, 2008 · Wouldn't be surprised if they followed up in Beijing. MARY NICOLE NAZZARO: It's hard to know what the response of Chinese fans would be to "regular" protests during these Games.
Aug 7, 2008 · The boundaries of the Olympic Green, the main sports thoroughfare, were thronged with sightseers drawn to the spectacular illuminations of the stadium and the Water Cube aquatic centre, pulsing a...
Alfred Senn. The Winter Olympic Torch at Salt Lake City, 2002. The torch has been at the center of recent protests over the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, but it is not the first time the Olympics have encountered political protest. Editor's Note.
