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February 13, 2013

Nepal police report 100th Tibet self-immolation bid
Kathmandu (AFP) Feb 13, 2013
A Tibetan man is in critical condition after setting himself on fire in Nepal on Wednesday, police said, the 100th self-immolation bid since 2009 according to a toll by Tibet's exiled government. Police spokesman Keshav Adhikari told AFP that the exile doused himself in petrol and set fire to himself in a restaurant at Kathmandu's Boudhanath Stupa, one of the world's holiest Buddhist shrines. "At around 8:20 am (0235 GMT) a man in his early 20s arrived at a restaurant on the premises of the Boud ... read more

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