Another Tibetan Buddhist monk has set himself on fire in western China amid a wave of such protests against China's handling of the vast Tibetan areas it rules, overseas groups have said.
Tamchoe Sangpo set himself alight on Friday during a prayer ceremony at Bongtak monastery in a remote region of Qinghai province, the advocacy group Free Tibet said. It gave no details about his current condition, although US-funded broadcaster Radio Free Asia said he had died.
The reports said Sangpo was around 40 years old and had served as one of the monastery's leaders after returning from three years of study during the 1990s in India, where Tibet's exiled Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, resides. They said he had strongly objected to the presence of Chinese security agents who took up positions in the monastery last month, warning them of extreme acts if they did not leave. Full story...
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Tamchoe Sangpo set himself alight on Friday during a prayer ceremony at Bongtak monastery in a remote region of Qinghai province, the advocacy group Free Tibet said. It gave no details about his current condition, although US-funded broadcaster Radio Free Asia said he had died.
The reports said Sangpo was around 40 years old and had served as one of the monastery's leaders after returning from three years of study during the 1990s in India, where Tibet's exiled Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, resides. They said he had strongly objected to the presence of Chinese security agents who took up positions in the monastery last month, warning them of extreme acts if they did not leave. Full story...
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