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Tibetan Villagers Riot Over Monks' Arrest

190 people demanded alleged thieves' release

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 29, 2007 6:28 PM CST

(Newser) – Simmering ethnic tensions between Tibetans and Chinese boiled over into a riot in a remote Tibet province, Reuters reports. After 3 monks were arrested following an altercation with a Chinese shop owner, hundreds of Tibetan herdsmen converged on the town to demand their release. When...   Read full story »

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