Beijing organizers on Monday denied a report that 10 workers had died during the construction of the showpiece stadium for the 2008 Olympics. A British newspaper reported on Sunday that China had covered up the accidental deaths of at least 10 workers since construction of the $400-million National Stadium, nicknamed the Bird's Nest, began in 2003.
It said the "conservative estimate" of 10 deaths "was reached by comparing numerous accounts of witnesses who worked at the site in different periods".
"The report by the Sunday Times that 10 people have died in the construction of the National Stadium is not true," said Sun Weide, spokesman for the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG).
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