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Monk's Body Paraded After Self-Immolation

Protesters seized body from police station, then carried through streets

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 9, 2012 9:24 AM CST

(Newser) – The body of a monk who killed himself yesterday morning by drinking kerosene, dousing himself, and lighting himself on fire was taken from the police in western China by hundreds of angry Tibetans and paraded through the streets, reports the AP. Police initially refused to...   Read full story »

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