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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.
There was a tense quiet in Lhasa on Sunday with the Himalayan city reportedly under lockdown. Lhasa, Tibet's main city, was reported quiet on Sunday, locked down by a heavy Chinese security presence.
State media said 10 had died in Friday's clashes, including business people who the authorities said had been "burnt to death". 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.
Witnesses said tanks were patrolling the streets of LhasaBut exiled Tibetan leaders said they knew of 30 confirmed deaths, and other 100 that are unconfirmed. Shops remain closed, the streets are empty and locals say a curfew is in force.
The authorities in Tibet have given anti-Chinese demonstrators until Monday to surrender, following violence that officials say left 10 people dead. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday urged China to "exercise restraint" in dealing with the protests.
James Miles, a British journalist in Lhasa, said there were some clashes on Saturday, but they were not on the same scale as Friday's rioting.. Call for restraint
In a statement quoted by the state-run news agency Xinhua, the Tibetan government urged "the lawbreakers to give themselves in by Monday midnight" and promised that "leniency would be given to those who surrender". State media say 10 people died in Friday's clashes, including business said to have been "burnt to death".
Simmering resentment 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.
The violence - the worst in Tibet since 1989 - erupted on the fifth day of largely peaceful protests that began on Monday's anniversary of a 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. Witnesses said tanks were patrolling the streets of Lhasa
Fires broke out near the Jokhang temple, one of the most sacred sites for Tibetan Buddhists, and Xinhua reported that shops, banks and hotels were destroyed. A British journalist in the city said that on Saturday, police in Lhasa used tear gas to disperse demonstrators defying a curfew in Lhasa.
News agency pictures aired on Saturday showed young men setting fire to a Chinese flag and throwing rocks, while state media said police had fired tear gas to disperse protesters. 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 "organised, premeditated and masterminded" by Tibet's exiled political leader, the Dalai Lama. Chinese officials said the riots had been "masterminded" by the Dalai Lama, an accusation he has denied.
He denied the allegations, and urged China to "address the long-simmering resentment of the Tibetan people through dialogue".