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Large protests by Tibetans in western China
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The protests near the Rabgya Monastery in a Tibetan enclave of Qinghai province are triggered by reports of a monk's suicide in police custody.
Hundreds
of Tibetans surrounded a police station and government offices in a
remote enclave of western China after the apparent suicide of a monk
who had been taken into police custody.
The protests near the Rabgya Monastery were the largest this year and show how volatile the situation remains despite the deployment of tens of thousands of paramilitary troops.
Official Chinese media reported that six people were arrested and that 89 "surrendered to police" after hundreds "attacked the police station . . . assaulted policemen and government staff," leaving several slightly injured.
The protests near the Rabgya Monastery were the largest this year and show how volatile the situation remains despite the deployment of tens of thousands of paramilitary troops.
Official Chinese media reported that six people were arrested and that 89 "surrendered to police" after hundreds "attacked the police station . . . assaulted policemen and government staff," leaving several slightly injured.
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