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China Admits Police Shot Tibetan Protesters

State's claim of 13 dead, 4 wounded at odds with exiles' estimate of 99 killed

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(Newser) – China admitted today its police opened fire on Tibetan protesters, wounding four in “self-defense,” the BBC reports. The statement from state-run Xinhua news agency is China’s first admission to hurting anyone since protests began last week. Chinese officials say rioters have killed 13; Tibetan activists reported security forces firing on crowds, and say at least 99 have been killed.

Xinhua says the shooting occurred earlier this week, Reuters reports, in Aba county; Tibetans claimed eight killed. The Chinese news agency adds that Chinese forces used “maximum restraint” during protests in Tibet’s capital, but not in other areas of the country. State TV reports calm has been restored to rioting areas, but a BBC reporter says the situation remains “extremely tense.”

Young Tibetan monks practice debating at the Gedan Song Zan Monastery in Zhongdian in China's southwest Yunnan province Thursday, March 20, 2008.
Young Tibetan monks practice debating at the Gedan Song Zan Monastery in Zhongdian in China's southwest Yunnan province Thursday, March 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, workers repair a branch office of the Construction Bank of China which was destroyed in violent protests last Friday, in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Wednesday, March 19, 2008. According to the regional department of commerce, the losses...
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, workers repair a branch office of the Construction Bank of China which was destroyed in violent protests last Friday, in Lhasa, capital of southwest...   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Purbu Zhaxi)
A group of protesters take part in a rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, March 20, 2008., calling for China to withdraw from Tibet.
A group of protesters take part in a rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, March 20, 2008., calling for China to withdraw from Tibet.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Sean Kilpatrick)
Tibetan exiles in Italy protest against the crackdown on demonstrators in Tibet by the Chinese authorities, in downtown Rome, Wednesday, March 19, 2008. China tightened its grip on Tibetan areas of the country Wednesday, sending armed police into far-flung towns and villages to reassert control as sporadic demonstrations kept flaring...
Tibetan exiles in Italy protest against the crackdown on demonstrators in Tibet by the Chinese authorities, in downtown Rome, Wednesday, March 19, 2008. China tightened its grip on Tibetan areas of the...   (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Anti-Chinese protesters stage a candlelight vigil during a rally against the Chinese government's policy towards Tibet in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 20, 2008.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Anti-Chinese protesters stage a candlelight vigil during a rally against the Chinese government's policy towards Tibet in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 20, 2008.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)   (AP Photo)
Paramilitary police march through a street in Zhongdian, in China's southwest Yunnan province Thursday March 20, 2008.
Paramilitary police march through a street in Zhongdian, in China's southwest Yunnan province Thursday March 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
A protester has a Tibetan flag painted on his face at a demonstration demanding an end to repression in Tibet outside the Chinese consulate in Sydney, Australia, in this Tuesday, March 18, 2008 photo.
A protester has a Tibetan flag painted on his face at a demonstration demanding an end to repression in Tibet outside the Chinese consulate in Sydney, Australia, in this Tuesday, March 18, 2008 photo.   (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
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