Photojournalists arrested at Paris pro-Tibet protest

Augustus 23 2008/Paris/AFP/TibetPress

French police have arrested three photojournalists after the men photographed pro-Tibet protesters unfurling a banner near the Chinese embassy in Paris. The three, including one from Agence France-Presse (AFP), had their cameras confiscated but were later released after being questioned for nearly three hours, one of them said. One of the protesters was also arrested, said the police. He was still in custody after the photographers' release. The pro-Tibet demonstrators climbed onto the roof of a property next to the Chinese embassy and dropped the banner, reading China Lies - Tibetans die, down the front of the adjacent building, the AFP photographer said. Police officers later took the banner down. foto: http://www.libertibet.net