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Chinese TV cuts coverage
24/03/2008 13:16 - (SA)
Beijing - Chinese state television cut away from the Olympic torch lighting ceremony in Greece as two protesters tried to disrupt the speech given by China's organising committee chief Liu Qi.
Broadcaster CCTV's news channel cut to what appeared to be stock pictures of the ceremony site in Olympia, after protesters made a grab for the microphone during Liu's speech.
The protesters unfurled a banner reading "Boycott the country that tramples on human rights."
Several Chinese channels were showing the traditional ceremony in Olympia, which is the start of a huge worldwide tour of the torch before the Games opening ceremony in Beijing on August 8.
The torch ceremony was being shown on CCTV with a short delay, compared with BBC World images seen in China.
Campaign groups are expected to target the torch route to highlight their causes, which include improved human rights in China and anger at the clampdown following rioting in Tibet over the past two weeks.
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