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China Admits Police Shot Tibetan Protesters

Posted Mar 20, 08 3:06 PM CDT in World 

(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.”

Sources BBC, Reuters

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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)
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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)
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