[Channel 4 News] Biggest Tibet protests in 20 years
2008.03.14By Lindsey Hilsum:"Protests led by Buddhist monks enter their third day, in the biggest show of defiance in Tibet for more than 20 years.Cars and shops have been set ablaze in the Tibetan capital Lhasa amid demands for independence from China.Reports say Chinese police have fired on protestors, leaving at least two people dead.One witness said around 400 demonstrators had been confronted by a thousand riot police as they threw rocks and set fire to cars and buses.The Dalai Lama has denied Chinese allegations that he had masterminded the unrest."
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Uploaded: March 14, 2008 at 9:31 pm
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