Mindst 60 landsbyboere blev kvæstet, da kinesisk politi angiveligt skød ind i en protesterende menneskemængde, skriver gruppen “Frit Tibet” om det seneste voldelige sammenstød i området i Himalaya, som har været besat af Kina i over 50 år.
The shooting occurred on Sunday in Biru county (north of Lhasa), as villagers demanded police free a man who led separate protests in September, the reports said according to BBC online Wednesday.
There had been clashes in September after Tibetans refused to fly China’s flag outside their homes, reports said.
Tibet is governed as an autonomous region in China. However, rights groups have accused China of religious and political repression – something denied by the Chinese authorities.
On 6 October, a crowd of protesters gathered outside the local government office appealing for the release of local Dorjee Dagtsel, Radio Free Asia, and UK-based Free Tibet, said.
Security forces opened fire into the crowd, injuring at least 60 and leaving two in a critical condition, they said. Free Tibet added that the forces “deployed tear gas” and beat the protesters.
However, the International Campaign for Tibet said it was not clear if the troops fired live rounds or tear gas.
Since serious ethnic rioting broke out in 2008, more than 100 Tibetans have set themselves on fire in protest against what they say is Beijing’s repressive rule, notes BBC.
Beijing claims a centuries-old sovereignty over the Himalayan region, and says Tibet has developed considerably under its rule.
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