China In Turmoil : 2 From CBS Are Released From Custody
NEW YORK — A CBS News correspondent and his cameraman were released from the custody of Chinese police Sunday, nearly 20 hours after the correspondent was last heard scuffling with soldiers during a live broadcast.
“We are both well,” correspondent Richard Roth said in a telephone interview broadcast during a CBS special report Sunday afternoon.
Roth and Derek Williams were seized by Chinese soldiers Saturday while Roth was reporting live on the army assault on Tian An Men Square that left hundreds dead. He said he and Williams were held in the Forbidden City with eight other foreigners.
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