China Holds 9 Foreigners Over 'Propaganda Video'

Source: NDTV.com

Nine tourists from South Africa, Britain and India have been detained in China and may face criminal charges after being accused of watching 'propaganda videos', a charity said Wednesday.

Gift of the Givers, a humanitarian relief organisation based in South Africa, said a total of 20 visitors were held on Friday at Ordos airport in China's Inner Mongolia region.

It said 10 were South African, nine British, and one an Indian national, adding that none of the group had been charged.

Six British members of the group have been released and have already left China, while five South Africans are scheduled return home tomorrow.

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