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| Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear | Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear |
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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. | 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-owned shops and hurled rocks at local police, have been penned into an area of the old town by government forces. | |
| Shops remain closed, the streets are empty and locals say a curfew is in force. | 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. | US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday urged China to "exercise restraint" in dealing with the protests. |
| Call for restraint | Call for restraint |
| State media say 10 people died in Friday's clashes, including business people said to have been "burnt to death". | State media say 10 people died in Friday's clashes, including business people said to have been "burnt to death". |
| But the Dalai Lama told the BBC he had heard the death toll may be as high as 100, although the figure could not be verified. | But the Dalai Lama told the BBC he had heard the death toll may be as high as 100, although the figure could not be verified. |
| Witnesses said tanks were patrolling the streets of Lhasa | 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. | 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. | 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 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 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. | Chinese officials said the riots had been "masterminded" by the Dalai Lama, an accusation he has denied. |