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November 12, 2013

Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in China: reports
Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2013
A Tibetan monk has set himself on fire in an act of protest in China, reports and campaign groups said Tuesday, as top Communist Party leaders hold a key gathering. Tsering Gyal, 20, set himself alight on Monday in Guolou, a Tibetan area of Qinghai province in northwestern China, according to the US-based International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) and Radio Free Asia (RFA), which is funded by the US government. Police extinguished the flames and took Gyal to hospital, they said, adding that his cond ... read more

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