South Africans held in China watched Genghis Khan video

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BEIJING — Tourists who were held in China after being accused of looking at "terrorist" materials were detained after they viewed a documentary on Genghis Khan, a spokesman for two members of the group said.

A total of 20 visitors from South Africa, Britain and India were held at Ordos airport in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region on Friday last week, sparking diplomatic concern. Six Britons and five South Africans have already been released, while the remaining nine tourists are expected to be deported in the coming days, officials in South Africa and at the British Embassy in Beijing said. More...