Death toll mounts in protests - China/Tibet/Terrorism
Chris Buckley & Benjamin Kang Lim; 16/3/08
The Tibetan capital, Lhasa, has been rocked by the fiercest pro-independence protests in two decades, scarring China’s image months before the Olympics. Chinese armoured vehicles patrolled the city yesterday as protests continued after at least 30 people were killed when anti-Chinese protests turned violent. Tibet’s Government-in-exile said it had confirmed that 30 people had died.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/death-toll-mounts-in-protests/2008/03/15/1205472159753.html
Caught in the clash: Lhasa beset by stonings and stabbings; 16/3/08; http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/caught-in-the-clash-lhasa-beset-by-stonings-and-stabbings/2008/03/15/1205472159756.html
Tibet at a glance; March 16, 2008; http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/tibet-at-a-glance/2008/03/15/1205472159760.html
Tibet govt-in-exile says about 30 confirmed dead in unrest; 16/3/08; http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/16/2190635.htm?section=justin
Tibet protests spread in China, India
16/3/08
Fresh protests involving Tibetan Buddhist monks have erupted in China’s northwest Gansu province, with security forces using tear gas to disperse the biggest rally, campaign groups said. The main protest was at and around the Labrang monastery, one of the largest Buddhist temples outside the Tibetan Autonomous Region, the International Campaign for Tibet and the Free Tibet Campaign said. Protests by Tibetan exiles in India have also continued, with police in New Delhi reporting the arrest of 50 protesters who attempted to storm the Chinese embassy in the city.
See: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/16/2190633.htm?section=justin
Crackdown as 10 burnt to death in Tibet riots Benjamin Morgan; 16/3/08; http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/crackdown-as-10-burnt-to-death-in-tibet-riots/2008/03/15/1205472170804.html