KATMANDU, Nepal - Police in Nepal say they have detained more than 500 Tibetan exiles who were protesting near the Chinese Embassy in the capital.
A police official says 505 Tibetans have been taken into custody from at least three separate protests near the embassy in an upscale neighborhood of the city on Thursday.
Nepal says it cannot allow protests against any friendly nations, including China.
In India, runners carried the Olympic flame along a heavily guarded route through central New Delhi. It was protected by about 15,000 police who kept away Tibetan exiles and other anti-China protesters.
