China has executed two men for arson in Lhasa.

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   In China, two men were sentenced to death for arson, carried out in March 2008 during riots in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. This April 8, reports Xinhua.
The sentences on these two people should be carried out in the near future. Another two arsonists sentenced to death with a two-year suspended sentence and one defendant received a life term. Five participants in the riots were tried in three separate arson attack, which killed a total of seven civilians and five shops were burned.
Currently, Chinese courts also consider the case on several other arson carried out during the riots in Lhasa. As a result of the arson deaths of five people and burned down a shop.
The riots in Lhasa in March 2008 was a continuation of peaceful demonstrations on the 49 th anniversary of the exile Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama at the moment, live in India and is headed by the Government of Tibet in exile. According to official figures, during the riots in Lhasa were killed about 20 people, according to unofficial - about a hundred people. In addition to the capital of Tibet, the shares of independence supporters in Tibet from China in spring and summer of 2008 took place in many countries around the world. In particular, a group of protestors in many cities tried to prevent a fire relay for the Beijing Olympics 2008.
Reuters has reported that in spring 2009, a year after the riots, the Chinese authorities have stepped up protection of the territory of Tibet. So far managed to avoid a repetition of the riots. Over the past few weeks, only one Tibetan monk attempted self-immolation. In addition, the administrative building in Tibet detonated the bomb, but no one was hurt.