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British TV crew Jonathan Miller arrested after covering Bahrain’s Grand Prix race |
Update: AFP is now reporting that the journalists have been released and are being deported
LONDON — A team of journalists for Britain’s Channel 4 News was arrested Sunday after covering Bahrain’s Grand Prix race, which went ahead after a week of angry protests away from the F1 desert circuit.
Miller left before the end of the race to report on the protests.
“Our primary concern is for the safety of the team, and we are working with the appropriate authorities to secure a swift release,” said the spokesman.
“We are also working hard to establish the whereabouts of the driver who was assaulted and separated from the group.”
Miller managed to talk to Channel 4 News while being taken to the police station, revealing that he and his team were surrounded by riot police after being detained following a short car chase.
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Finnish Formula One driver Heikki Kovalainen in action during the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix. |
After leaving the race, Miller headed to a number of Shia villages on the edge of Bahrain City where protests were expected.
The foreign correspondent expressed concern over the fate of his hired Bahraini driver, who was also taken in by police.
Bahrain’s King Hamad was among 10,500 spectators on the main grandstand and a smaller audience watched from other platforms as double world champion 24-year-old Sebastian Vettel of Germany led from start to finish.
Right after the race, protesters burnt tyres on the main road linking the capital to the Sakhir race track, witnesses said, as security forces stopped dozens of others from marching towards the now demolished Pearl Square in central Manama.
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