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A Scot deported from China for his part in a pro-Tibet protest has told his family the demonstration was a success. | A Scot deported from China for his part in a pro-Tibet protest has told his family the demonstration was a success. |
Iain Thom, from Edinburgh, was unaware of the media attention the unfurling of a banner near the Olympic stadium had created until he spoke to his parents. | Iain Thom, from Edinburgh, was unaware of the media attention the unfurling of a banner near the Olympic stadium had created until he spoke to his parents. |
His father Brian said his son's reaction to the news was to say the protest achieved its aim. | His father Brian said his son's reaction to the news was to say the protest achieved its aim. |
Iain Thom, 24, and fellow campaigner Lucy Fairbrother, 23, of Cambridge, have arrived back in the UK. | |
The pair attended a press conference shortly after flying into London. | |
Lighting pole | Lighting pole |
Speaking from the family home in Muir of Ord in the Highlands, Brian Thom said his son would eventually return to Edinburgh. | |
Brian Thom told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme the family were looking forward to a happy reunion. | Brian Thom told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme the family were looking forward to a happy reunion. |
Iain Thom, Ms Fairbrother and two US activists were held after a protest near the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium. | Iain Thom, Ms Fairbrother and two US activists were held after a protest near the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium. |
The protesters scaled a 120ft-high (36.5m) lighting pole early on Wednesday morning and unfurled banners reading "One World, One Dream, Free Tibet" and "Tibet will be free". | The protesters scaled a 120ft-high (36.5m) lighting pole early on Wednesday morning and unfurled banners reading "One World, One Dream, Free Tibet" and "Tibet will be free". |
The action was timed before the arrival of the Olympic torch in Tiananmen Square. | The action was timed before the arrival of the Olympic torch in Tiananmen Square. |
A Beijing Olympics spokesman said the action was unacceptable and "illegal". | A Beijing Olympics spokesman said the action was unacceptable and "illegal". |
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