Sports News | Dutch VJ Manhandled During Olympic Live Shot

Beijing, Feb 4 (AP) A correspondent in Beijing for Dutch national broadcaster NOS was manhandled away from his camera during a live news show shortly before the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Sjoerd den Daas, the NOS correspondent in China, was speaking to the camera when security officials pushed him away.

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Den Daas remained calm and told the anchor in the Netherlands, “I fear we will have to come back to you later.”

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The broadcaster says in a tweet that “sadly, this is increasingly the daily reality for journalists in China." It adds that Den Daas is fine and was able to “complete his story a few minutes later.” (AP)

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