when does China arrests Tibetan monks after attack on police?
BEIJING, March 22 — Hundreds of Tibetans attacked a police station and government officials in northwestern China despite heightened security, prompting the arrests Sunday of nearly 100 monks, state media reported. Six of those arrested for alleged involvement in the attack were caught by police while 89 others turned themselves in, according to the official New China News Agency. All but two were monks, it said. The protest appeared to be in response to the disappearance of a Tibetan who escaped from police custody in Qinghai province, the news agency report said. But according to a Tibetan exile, the protest involved as many as 2,000 people and was sparked by the apparent suicide of the Tibetan, a monk being investigated for unfurling a Tibetan flag. ad_icon The report said several hundred people — including nearly 100 monks from the Ragya monastery — attacked the police station in Ragya, a township in the Tibetan prefecture of Golog, on Saturday, assaulting policemen and governme
China arrests Tibet monks for attacking police Nearly 100 are seized or turn themselves in northwest China BEIJING – Hundreds of Tibetans attacked a police station and government officials in northwestern China despite heightened security, prompting the arrests Sunday of nearly 100 monks, state media reported. Six of those arrested for alleged involvement in the attack were caught by police while 89 others turned themselves in, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. All but two were monks, it said. The protest appeared to be in response to the disappearance of a Tibetan who escaped from police custody in Qinghai province, Xinhua said. According to a Tibetan exile, the protest involved as many as 2,000 people and was sparked by the apparent suicide of a monk being investigated for unfurling a Tibetan flag. Xinhua said several hundred people — including nearly 100 monks from the Ragya Monastery — attacked the police station in Ragya, a township in the Tibetan prefecture of Golog,
China arrests Tibetan monks after attack on police By GILLIAN WONG – 3 days ago BEIJING (AP) — Police arrested six monks while 89 others turned themselves in after hundreds of Tibetans attacked a police station and government officials in northwestern China, state media reported. All but two of the 95 being investigated Sunday were monks, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The six Tibetans were arrested for their involvement in a violent protest Saturday apparently triggered by the disappearance of a Tibetan who escaped from police custody in Qinghai province, Xinhua said. It was not clear Monday if the 89 who surrendered were subsequently arrested. A Tibetan exile said the protest involved as many as 2,000 people and was sparked by the apparent suicide of a monk under investigation for unfurling a Tibetan flag. Xinhua said several hundred people — including nearly 100 monks from the Ragya Monastery — attacked the police station in Ragya, a township in the Tibetan prefecture of Golo
