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Nepal Boots Pro-Tibet US Climber  

Posted Apr 29, 08 12:45 PM CDT in US,  Sports,  World    Most Covered

(newser) – Nepal deported an American climber yesterday, the Times of India reports, after police at a Mount Everest base camp found a pro-Tibetan banner in his backpack. Nepal, staunchly pro-China, has enacted restrictions—and authorized security forces to use guns—to prevent protests when the Olympic torch ascends the world's tallest mountain in May.

William Brant Holland's banner was found in a search at the base camp, and he was escorted to the airport by “tourism police,” Nepal's tourism minister said, adding that Holland was banned from climbing in the country for two years. Nepalese police have dealt harshly with protesters so far, breaking up demonstrations with beatings.

Sources Times of India (India), Reuters

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Nepal Boots Pro-Tibet US Climber
Nepalese policemen detain a Tibetan protester outside the Chinese Embassy's visa office in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 29, 2008.   (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
Nepal Boots Pro-Tibet US Climber
Climbers, left, walk up the snow slope along the North Ridge of Mount Everest in this May 2006 file photo.   (AP Photo/Dave Watson, File)
Nepal Boots Pro-Tibet US Climber
Tibetan monks struggle with Nepalese police officers as they are detained during a protest outside the Chinese consulate in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 29, 2008.   (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Nepal Boots Pro-Tibet US Climber
Nepalese police detain a Tibetan protester outside the Chinese embassy visa office in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 29, 2008.   (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
Nepal Boots Pro-Tibet US Climber
Nepalese police detain a Tibetan protester outside the Chinese embassy visa office in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 29, 2008.   (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
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