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| Shops on fire amid Tibet protests | Shops on fire amid Tibet protests |
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| Fires have broken out in the Tibetan city of Lhasa, Chinese state media reports say, as rare street protests in the province appear to gather pace. | Fires have broken out in the Tibetan city of Lhasa, Chinese state media reports say, as rare street protests in the province appear to gather pace. |
| Xinhua news agency said witnesses described shops being set on fire. | Xinhua news agency said witnesses described shops being set on fire. |
| Rallies by monks have continued through the week, in what campaign groups say are the largest protests against Beijing's rule in 20 years. | Rallies by monks have continued through the week, in what campaign groups say are the largest protests against Beijing's rule in 20 years. |
| An eyewitness told the BBC how security forces and monks clashed on Wednesday, with several monks being beaten. | An eyewitness told the BBC how security forces and monks clashed on Wednesday, with several monks being beaten. |
| John, a US national who left Lhasa on Thursday, said that about 300 monks had tried to leave the Sera monastery to protest. | |
| But security forces brandishing clubs stopped them and at least one monk was beaten to the ground, he said. | But security forces brandishing clubs stopped them and at least one monk was beaten to the ground, he said. |
| Quick guide: TibetIndia detains Tibetans | Quick guide: TibetIndia detains Tibetans |
| Meanwhile, the police were reported to have sealed off three monasteries in the city. | Meanwhile, the police were reported to have sealed off three monasteries in the city. |
| Witnesses said police were at Drepung and Sera monasteries on Thursday, and the US-based International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) said a third monastery, Ganden, was also surrounded. | Witnesses said police were at Drepung and Sera monasteries on Thursday, and the US-based International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) said a third monastery, Ganden, was also surrounded. |
| The ICT said it appeared that lay Tibetans had joined the monk-led protests, and claimed that at least one police car had been set on fire in the city on Friday. | The ICT said it appeared that lay Tibetans had joined the monk-led protests, and claimed that at least one police car had been set on fire in the city on Friday. |
| US embassy officials in Beijing told the Associated Press that US citizens had reported gunfire and rioting in Lhasa. | US embassy officials in Beijing told the Associated Press that US citizens had reported gunfire and rioting in Lhasa. |
| Beijing claims sovereignty over Tibet, but many Tibetans remain loyal to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who fled in 1959 and currently lives in exile in India. | Beijing claims sovereignty over Tibet, but many Tibetans remain loyal to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who fled in 1959 and currently lives in exile in India. |