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Police opened fire on Tibetans protesting against religious repression in China today, killing at least one person and injuring more than 30 others, local monks and rights groups said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Citing a local government statement, the official Xinhua news agency confirmed one protester was killed in Sichuan province’s Luhuo county (Dragko or Draggo in Tibetan) in a clash with police, but did not mention shootings.<\/p>\n

The demonstration on the first day of the Chinese New Year comes at a tense time in China’s Tibetan-inhabited regions<\/strong>, where 16 people have set fire to themselves in less than a year – including four this month alone.<\/p>\n

According to three different monks at Drakgo Monastery – one of the largest in the area – thousands of people marched to the local police station this morning to call for religious freedom and to protest local corruption.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Around 2 pm, the police fired into the crowd from the windows. One person died and 32 were injured, and the crowd dispersed around three hours later,”<\/strong> the monks, who would not be named, told AFP.<\/p>\n

They relayed each other over the phone to tell the story in halting Mandarin.<\/p>\n

Rights groups with contacts in the area and the India-based Tibetan government-in-exile also confirmed the incident took place.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The protest turned violent at around 2 pm, as the crowd began attacking a police station with clubs and stones,” it said.<\/p>\n

“One protester was killed in the following clash with the police, which also left five officers injured,” it added.<\/p>\n

Beijing blames the Dalai Lama – who fled Tibet following a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959 and is vilified as a “separatist” by Communist authorities – for much of the unrest in Tibetan-inhabited regions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks for the New Year wishes!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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