China jails Tibetan rioters for 3 years to life (Reuters)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Tue, 04/29/2008 - 1:31am

An overturned car burns in Lhasa,Tibet March 14, 2008.<br /><br />(Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - A court in Tibet on Tuesday jailed 17 people for terms from three years to life for their roles in deadly riots in the Himalayan region last month, Xinhua news agency said.




 

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