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| Some 93 monks have been held by Chinese police after a riot in an ethnically Tibetan town, state-run media report. | Some 93 monks have been held by Chinese police after a riot in an ethnically Tibetan town, state-run media report. |
| The monks were held after a crowd of at least 100 attacked a police station in Gyala township in Qinghai province on Saturday, Xinhua news agency said. | The monks were held after a crowd of at least 100 attacked a police station in Gyala township in Qinghai province on Saturday, Xinhua news agency said. |
| The agency quoted officials as saying policemen and government staff had been assaulted and "slightly injured". | The agency quoted officials as saying policemen and government staff had been assaulted and "slightly injured". |
| The protest was apparently sparked after a monk detained for advocating Tibetan independence escaped from jail. | The protest was apparently sparked after a monk detained for advocating Tibetan independence escaped from jail. |
| Chinese authorities said the monk fled on Saturday and was still missing. | Chinese authorities said the monk fled on Saturday and was still missing. |
| But a Tibetan website said the monk had killed himself by jumping into a river. | But a Tibetan website said the monk had killed himself by jumping into a river. |
| 'Deceived by rumours' | |
| Xinhua said six people had been arrested and 89 more had surrendered to police. All but two of the 95 people held were monks from the Ragya Monastery. | |
| Police quoted by the agency said the people had been "deceived by rumours" about the monk, but gave no further details. | |
| It is difficult to confirm reports from Tibetan areas because foreigners are not allowed into Tibet and access to surrounding regions is restricted. | |
| Last week marked the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising by Tibetans against Chinese rule which saw their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, flee into exile. | |
| The BBC's James Reynolds, in Beijing, says Chinese officials have taken extra security measures to avoid mass protests around the anniversary. |