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The Dalai Lama has said he fears there will be more deaths in Tibet unless Beijing changes its policies towards the Chinese-controlled territory. | The Dalai Lama has said he fears there will be more deaths in Tibet unless Beijing changes its policies towards the Chinese-controlled territory. |
The Tibetan spiritual leader told the BBC he had "grave concerns" over Friday's deadly protests in Lhasa city. | The Tibetan spiritual leader told the BBC he had "grave concerns" over Friday's deadly protests in Lhasa city. |
But he emphasised that he still supported Beijing's staging of the Olympic Games this summer. | But he emphasised that he still supported Beijing's staging of the Olympic Games this summer. |
Lhasa, Tibet's main city, was reported quiet on Sunday, locked down by a heavy Chinese security presence. | |
The demonstrators, who on Friday set fire to Chinese-owed stores and hurled rocks at local police, have been penned into an area of the old town, surrounded by government forces. | |
Shops remain closed, the streets are empty and locals say a curfew is in force. | |
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday urged China to "exercise restraint" in dealing with the protests. | |
Call for restraint | |
State media say 10 people died in Friday's clashes, including business said to have been "burnt to death". | |
But the Dalai Lama told the BBC he had been told the death toll could be as high as 100, but had been unable to confirm the reports. | |
Witnesses said tanks were patrolling the streets of Lhasa | |
A British journalist in the city said that on Saturday, police in Lhasa used tear gas to disperse demonstrators defying a curfew in Lhasa. | |
But the disorder was nowhere near the scale of Friday's rioting, he said. | |
The authorities in Tibet have urged the protesters to hand themselves in by Monday midnight, promising leniency to those who surrender. | |
The violence - the worst in Tibet since 1989 - erupted on the fifth day of largely peaceful protests that began on last Monday's anniversary of a 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. | |
The demonstrations - like those last September in Burma - were initially led by Buddhist monks and then attracted crowds of ordinary people. | The demonstrations - like those last September in Burma - were initially led by Buddhist monks and then attracted crowds of ordinary people. |
Chinese officials said the riots had been "masterminded" by the Dalai Lama, an accusation he has denied. | |