China detains hundreds in Tibet capital after immolations
May 31, 2012  14:59
In other news: Hundreds of people have been detained in Lhasa after two men set themselves on fire in the Tibetan regional capital on Sunday in protest against Chinese rule. Radio Free Asia said Chinese security forces had rounded up hundreds of residents and pilgrims in the wake of the immolations, the first significant protest in the heavily guarded city since deadly anti-government riots in 2008. It quoted a local source as saying about 600 Tibetans had been detained and those from outside the Tibet Autonomous Region had been expelled.
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