Thursday, July 31, 2008

Video of Olympic Opening Ceremonies Leaked

By Robert H. Kelly
Copyright 2008 TexSport Publications

HOUSTON, TEXAS (July 31, 2008) In a major security breach, a Korean journalist gained entry into the Olympic Stadium in Beijing and videotaped a dress rehearsal for the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

A Korean television journalist visiting the "Bird's Nest" Olympic Stadium secretly filmed a rehearsal of the opening ceremony.

The video was banned on most sites based in China The video appeared on YouTube late Wednesday evening but was pulled early Thursday.

There were no surprises from the footage shot in the darkened stadium, however it give a glimpse of the lavishness of the 3 1/2-hour opening ceremony with an expected cast of 10,000.

A copy of the video was also posted at LiveLeak.com, however that copy was also removed.

The video clip can be see at Newsradio 1290 WJNO. The video was active as of 5:10 PM CDT today.

The clip may be viewed by clicking
here.




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