British tourists arrested in China for 'watching terrorist videos'

Britons among a group of foreigners suspected of watching and spreading violent terrorist videos in Mongolia

Xiangshawan Desert
Tourists visit the Xiangshawan Desert in Ordos, Inner Mongolia.
(Image credit: 2013 Getty Images)

China has arrested a group of foreign nationals, including nine Britons, on suspicion of having links to terrorism groups.

South African and Indian nationals were also among the 20 people detained in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, last week for watching "terrorist videos" in their hotel rooms.

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