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IOC, China made deal on Web access

‘SENSITIVE SITES’ The IOC’s press chief admitted that other IOC officials had negotiated a deal to block some sites; Beijing says it never promised unfettered access

AGENCIES , BEIJING AND HONG KONG

Felix Wong, a photojournalist for the South China Morning Post, was detained for several hours on Friday by Beijing police for “not following control measures” during the ticket sale. Other journalists trying to cover the scramble of some 40,000 Olympic ticket buyers for last-minute tickets said they were injured by officers at the scene.

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