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10 Dead in Tibet Protests

Posted Mar 15, 08 5:43 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Following a day of violent street clashes between protesters and security forces, China reported 10 people dead in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. Embarrassed as the country prepares to host this summer's Olympic games, Beijing set Monday as a "surrender deadline" for rioters to turn themselves in and receive lenient treatment, the Washington Post reports.

Those who don't surrender by the deadline will be sternly punished, Beijing warned. Tibetan sources questioned the Chinese death toll of 10, all of whom were reported dead in a fire, saying that an additional five protesters were shot dead by police. The main Tibetan exile group alleges 100 have been killed by Chinese police, the Press Association reports.

Sources: Washington Post, Associated Press, Press Association

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In this photo distributed by the official Chinese news agency, Xinhua, a burned bank is seen in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Friday March 14, 2008.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Yang Guang)
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, burning shops are seen in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Friday, March 14, 2008.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Gesang Dawa)
In this photo distributed by the official Chinese news agency, Xinhua, firefighters hose down the flame in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Friday March 14, 2008.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Chogo)
Protestors demonstrate outside the United Nations headquarters Friday, March 14, 2008 in New York. Dozens of Tibetans, young and old, held a noisy protest outside the United Nations.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Protestors throw debris at a police vehicle, Friday, March 14, 2008, in Lhasa, Tibet. Protests led by Buddhist monks against Chinese rule in Tibet turned violent Friday. (AP Photo)   (AP Photo)
In this video image released on Saturday, March 15, 2008, by Chinese television CCTV, a burning building is seen in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. China moved Saturday to...   (AP Photo/CCTV via APTN)
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