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China defends Olympic venues with surface-to-air missiles

Updated on 11 July 2008

By Lindsey Hilsum

Surface-to-air missiles are being stationed around major venues in China and big rewards are on offer for tip-offs about security threats.

There's a 100,000-strong anti-terrorism squad, surface-to-air missiles around major venues and big rewards on offer for tip offs about security threats.

China's so determined to make the Olympics perfect it's cracking down on any signs of dissent.

Activists are being locked up, homes considered 'eyesores' are being razed to the ground and even bars are being shut down.

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