Sunday, March 22, 2009

Tibetan monks were arrested for attacking police officers.

95 people were arrested on suspicion of attacking a police station in northwest China, the Associated Press reports, citing officials in the PRC.
In Saturday riots in the province of Qinghai, part of which is the historical borders of Tibet, was attended by several hundred people. On the number of victims had not reported.
March 22, police arrested six attacks in the area, yet 89 people have surrendered to authorities.
As mentioned, all but two of the detainees were monks from the nearby monastery at the Yellow River.
March 28 marks the 50 anniversary of the suppression of anti-rebellion in Tibet. In advance of that date, Chinese authorities have increased the number of troops in Tibet out of fear a new wave of unrest.

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