Viral video captures the moment Chinese authorities physically drag away reporter during Olympics live shot

Viral video captures the moment Chinese authorities physically drag away reporter during Olympics live shot

Sjoerd den Daas, the Greater China/East Asia correspondent for Dutch public broadcaster NOS, was pulled off camera by Chinese guards as he reported live on Friday from the Beijing Olympics.

Video captured the moment Chinese guards dragged away den Daas — who was standing in front of the National Stadium — and blocked the camera.

"We are now being pulled out of here," den Daas said while still on camera. "We have just been expelled from another area, so I'm afraid we'll have to come back to you later."

“Our correspondent @sjoerddendaas was pulled away from the camera by security guards at 12:00 pm live in the NOS Journaal," NOS tweeted Friday, shortly after the video began gaining traction. "Unfortunately, this is increasingly becoming a daily reality for journalists in China. He is fine and was able to finish his story a few minutes later.”
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