China tightens grip in Tibetan areas (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Wed, 03/19/2008 - 1:33pm

Tibetans protesting against Chinese rule are seen attacking a car at Bakhor Square in Lhasa, China, Friday March 14, 2008.<br /><br />Chinese troops and police tightened their hold on Tibetan areas Wednesday, March 19, 2008 in a hardening clampdown against scattered protests while the government insisted anti-government riots in Lhasa would not deter plans to take the Olympic torch to the top of Mount Everest.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Andreas Steinbichler)AP - Police clamped down in far-flung towns and villages Wednesday seeking to restore control in the Tibetan areas of western China as sporadic demonstrations against Chinese rule in Tibet flared up.




 

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