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Kathmandu: A US national has been deported from Nepal and banned from climbing in the country for two years after he was found carrying a pro-Tibet banner on an Everest expedition, an official said on Tuesday.
Nepalese security forces at the Everest base camp found the pro-Tibet banner in one of the bags of William Brant Holland. It was not clear what the banner said.
Nepal, where more than 20,000 Tibetans have taken refuge, has posted armed soldiers on Everest to discourage protests against the Olympic torch when it is taken to the summit by Chinese authorities next month.
The ascent of Everest is the highlight of a torch parade that has been dogged by protests and counter-protests over Tibet on its journey around the world.
The Everest flame is separate from the globetrotting torch, which is due to be paraded in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.
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