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PlusChaos As Last Olympics Tickets Go on SaleChaos As Last Olympics Tickets Go on SaleThe Associated PressEager Olympics fans swarmed ticket windows in Beijing, trying to get the final batch of Olympic tickets. Some had waited for two days. There were scuffles among fans and police as people surged forward to the ticket windows. (July 25)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:NATS of people yelling, pushing]SCUFFLES AS THE FINAL BATCH OF OLYMPIC TICKETS GOES UP FOR SALE … THESE PEOPLE ARE HOPING TO SEE THE SUMMER GAMES IN PERSON NEXT MONTH IN BEIJING. BUT THEY WILL NEED TICKETS … PRICED BETWEEN AND 7 DOLLARS. [Notes:NATS UP in Mandarin] THIS MAN SAID HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON … HE CAN’T FIND THE ENTRANCE TO BUY TICKETS. HE WAS HERE SINCE SUNRISE.SOME PEOPLE SURGED TOWARD TICKET WINDOWS … TRYING TO BUY THE 250000 TICKETS LEFT. [Notes:VO man, police being led away appearing injured]AT TIMES IT WAS A CONFUSING SCENE … WITH BYSTANDERS AND POLICE APPEARING TO SUFFER INJURIES. [Notes:NATS Up in Mandarin] THIS FAN SAID SHE’S LUCKY BECAUSE SHE GOT TICKETS … BUT EVERYONE CAN ONLY BUY TWO TICKETS. ALL HER FAMILY MEMBERS WANT TO GO, SO SHE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. [Notes:VO TV crew with broken camera]BESIDES THE PUSHING AMONG FANS, SEVERAL MEDIA OUTLETS COMPLAINED ABOUT BEING ROUGHED UP BY POLICE. THIS CAMERA WAS BROKEN.IN ALL, SOME 6.8 MILLION OLYMPIC TICKETS HAVE GONE UP FOR SALE. THE GAMES START AUGUST 8TH. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE …
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The Chinese bullet train CRH pulls into and out of the Zhenjiang station. At the end see them flip the seats.
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