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| Sky News reporter detained while filming live on air in China | Sky News reporter detained while filming live on air in China |
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| Sky News correspondent Mark Stone was detained by Chinese police while filming in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. | Sky News correspondent Mark Stone was detained by Chinese police while filming in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. |
| Stone and his cameraman, Andy Portch, were filming live on air when they were approached by a police officer on Friday morning who asked them to stop filming in the square. | Stone and his cameraman, Andy Portch, were filming live on air when they were approached by a police officer on Friday morning who asked them to stop filming in the square. |
| The pair broadcast live from the back of the police van as they were taken to a nearby station. It is not clear whether they have been formally arrested. | The pair broadcast live from the back of the police van as they were taken to a nearby station. It is not clear whether they have been formally arrested. |
| Stone told Sky News viewers on his way to the police station: "This is just a little insight really into the way reporting works in China. | Stone told Sky News viewers on his way to the police station: "This is just a little insight really into the way reporting works in China. |
| "Most of the time things are fine and for most of the day no problems at all, but then every now and then this happens. | "Most of the time things are fine and for most of the day no problems at all, but then every now and then this happens. |
| "The police have been entirely civil with us, but they are detaining us nonetheless." | "The police have been entirely civil with us, but they are detaining us nonetheless." |
| Stone and Portch were released shortly before 1pm UK time after over three hours in police custody. | Stone and Portch were released shortly before 1pm UK time after over three hours in police custody. |
| According to a Sky News spokeswoman, police told the pair they were detained because they were not properly displaying their press accreditation badges. | According to a Sky News spokeswoman, police told the pair they were detained because they were not properly displaying their press accreditation badges. |
| The journalists have returned to the Beijing bureau where they are preparing a film on the incident to run on the Sky News bulletin at 5pm. | The journalists have returned to the Beijing bureau where they are preparing a film on the incident to run on the Sky News bulletin at 5pm. |
| A report on the Sky News website said the pair had received permission to film in the square, where they were reporting on China's leadership transition. | A report on the Sky News website said the pair had received permission to film in the square, where they were reporting on China's leadership transition. |
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