Arrested while Live in China

                            

China Police arrested a journalist and British TV cameraman was broadcast live on Tiananmen Square, Beijing. Mark Stone of Sky News was taken into police vans with cameras that are still running and continue direct reports on a trip to the police station.

When they were arrested, the host in London, Anna Jones, asked him what happened . "It feels like the situation is not real, I think," Jones said in a live broadcast Friday, March 15, 2013.

"I think it's also like unreal for us," said Stone.

On the way to the police station-which continues to be broadcast live look-a Chinese police is recording the image Stone.

"It's in the police car and a few more will come out of the current a rather surreal experience, which could give some idea of ​​what sometimes happens in China, "reports Stone.

According to Stone, the police who arrested him did not seem to realize that she still report directly to London.

strong reasons not clear

They were then taken into a room and told to wait in for questioning, but they were later released.

Sky News said they had permission to shoot video at Tiananmen Square, where large anti-government protests in 1989, which killed about 240 protesters.

Stone says not clear about the reasons for their arrest. A policeman approached them and asked them to turn off the camera because it was in the Forbidden City and do not have the proper permits.

But Stone suspect the reason is because they call the protests of 1989. "We were in Tiananmen Square to record live images and reports throughout the day and they stopped us because of one word. We talked about the 1989 rally and they did not like it, "said Stone told the AFP news agency.

He said they got good treatment from the police during the arrest.