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Cops move in on Tibet activists

ATHENS - Greek police removed Tibetan activists who blocked the venue of an International Olympic Committee (IOC) conference in Athens on Thursday.

ATHENS - Greek police removed Tibetan activists who blocked the venue of an International Olympic Committee (IOC) conference in Athens on Thursday.

Police picked up the campaigners, who had lain down at the entrance to the venue, and moved them away.

Members of the Students For a Free Tibet demanded that the IOC puts pressure on China on human rights. - Reuters

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