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Pre-Olympic security tightened in Beijing railway stations

Beijing TimesJuly 22, 2008 Today's Beijing Times reported on the tightened security measures that take effect today in Beijing railway stations. According to the newspaper, the Beijing railway police force will take new measures to strengthen the... ...full story at Danwei

from Danwei on Tue, Jul 22 2008

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