BBC journalist 'beaten and kicked by the police' as protests spread across China
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By Jennifer Deaton, CNN Business Edward Lawrence, a journalist at the BBC, was arrested by police in Shanghai at the scene of protests on Sunday night, according to the BBC and as captured on what appears to be mobile phone footage of the arrest.
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By Jennifer Deaton, CNN Business Edward Lawrence, a journalist at the BBC, was arrested by police in Shanghai at the scene of protests on Sunday night, according to the BBC and as captured on what appears to be mobile phone footage of the arrest.
LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters)—The BBC said Chinese police had assaulted one of its journalists covering a protest in the commercial hub of Shanghai and detained him for several hours, drawing criticism from Britain's government which described his detention as "shocking".
Chinese police attacked a BBC journalist reporting on the anti-lockdown protests in Shanghai before detaining him for several hours, the network announced.
