Christian activist detained

A Christian activist was detained as he cycled to church in the Chinese capital for a service attended by President Bush, who emerged later extolling religious freedoms before continuing with his Olympics visit.

Hua Huilin said he and his brother, Hua Huiqi, a housing activist and member of Beijing's underground Christian church, were stopped by two black cars while bicycling to Kuan Jie Protestant Church.

Hua Huilin said they were taken away in separate cars. He was released in the afternoon but Hua Huiqi was still at an undisclosed location, he said.

Also Sunday, five Tibet activists, including a Tibetan woman from Germany, were taken away by security agents after protesting near Tiananmen Square.