Chaos As Last Olympics Tickets Go on Sale

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 $15 AND $117 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 250,000 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:-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: Lee Powell------------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: APTN/ATV--------------------------VIDEO APPROVAL:------------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: No access Hong Kong and TVBS Taiwan----------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: APTN-China Tickets 2------------------------------------

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[selebet77]

so civilized :-)

[luwu2008]

nope.

[videochemist]

hahaha, where's your 3000 years of civilization now? oh right, your government destroyed it all 60 years ago...

[LemonPie94]

No they are $15 - 117

[michaelzv8]

are the ticket free

[Engagepower]

Hong Kong journalists are very stupid

[kkx]

beijing officials are stupid