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| Tibetan riots continue in China | Tibetan riots continue in China |
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| Protests are continuing in the Tibetan-populated areas of China, with state-run media saying one policeman was killed in the latest riot. | Protests are continuing in the Tibetan-populated areas of China, with state-run media saying one policeman was killed in the latest riot. |
| Several policemen were also injured in the clash in the western Sichuan province, Xinhua news agency reported. | Several policemen were also injured in the clash in the western Sichuan province, Xinhua news agency reported. |
| The Tibetan government-in-exile says that 130 people died in and around the Himalayan region during clashes that began on 10 March. | The Tibetan government-in-exile says that 130 people died in and around the Himalayan region during clashes that began on 10 March. |
| Officials in Beijing have previously put the death toll at 19. | Officials in Beijing have previously put the death toll at 19. |
| Neither of the figures can be independently verified. | Neither of the figures can be independently verified. |
| Foreign journalists remain banned from Tibet. | Foreign journalists remain banned from Tibet. |
| In a separate development on Monday, pro-Tibet activists briefly disrupted a flame-lighting ceremony in Greece for the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer. | In a separate development on Monday, pro-Tibet activists briefly disrupted a flame-lighting ceremony in Greece for the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer. |
| Protesters from media rights group Reporters Without Borders broke through the cordon of 1,000 police officers in Olympia as China's envoy spoke. | Protesters from media rights group Reporters Without Borders broke through the cordon of 1,000 police officers in Olympia as China's envoy spoke. |
| Differing accounts | Differing accounts |
| Xinhua said one Chinese policeman was killed and several others were injured during the riots on Monday in Sichuan's Gaze prefecture. | Xinhua said one Chinese policeman was killed and several others were injured during the riots on Monday in Sichuan's Gaze prefecture. |
| TIBET DIVIDE China says Tibet was always part of its territoryTibet enjoyed long periods of autonomy before 20th century1950: China launched a military assaultOpposition to Chinese rule led to a bloody uprising in 1959Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama fled to India Q&A: Tibet and China Key events in Tibet unrest | TIBET DIVIDE China says Tibet was always part of its territoryTibet enjoyed long periods of autonomy before 20th century1950: China launched a military assaultOpposition to Chinese rule led to a bloody uprising in 1959Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama fled to India Q&A: Tibet and China Key events in Tibet unrest |
| It did not provide any further details. | It did not provide any further details. |
| Separately, local authorities in Sichuan said 381 people involved in earlier protests in Aba county had given themselves up. | Separately, local authorities in Sichuan said 381 people involved in earlier protests in Aba county had given themselves up. |
| Chinese and Tibetan sources have given very different accounts of the protests, which were started by Buddhist monks on the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. | Chinese and Tibetan sources have given very different accounts of the protests, which were started by Buddhist monks on the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. |
| Chinese authorities have blamed the Dalai Lama for orchestrating the unrest, in an attempt to sabotage the Beijing Olympics and promote Tibetan independence. | Chinese authorities have blamed the Dalai Lama for orchestrating the unrest, in an attempt to sabotage the Beijing Olympics and promote Tibetan independence. |
| But the Tibetan government-in-exile, based in Dharamsala, northern India, says innocent civilians were killed by Chinese troops. | But the Tibetan government-in-exile, based in Dharamsala, northern India, says innocent civilians were killed by Chinese troops. |
| China's state media has recently attacked foreign news coverage of the unrest, claiming it is unfair. | China's state media has recently attacked foreign news coverage of the unrest, claiming it is unfair. |
| The official People's Daily newspaper said foreign journalists had misrepresented government efforts to restore order as a military crackdown. | The official People's Daily newspaper said foreign journalists had misrepresented government efforts to restore order as a military crackdown. |