16-yr-old Tibetan self-immolates in China, dies

December 10, 2012 14:28

AFP: A 16-year-old Tibetan girl has died after setting herself on fire, Chinese state media said on Monday, in an area that has become a flashpoint for protests against Beijing's rule. The school pupil self-immolated in the village of Dageri in China's northwestern province of Qinghai, an area with a high population of ethnic Tibetans, just before 7pm on Sunday, Xinhua said. Her body was cremated four hours later and returned to her family, the news agency said, adding that local government officials were investigating.

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