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BlueToTheBone

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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:23 AM Nov 2012

2 More Tibetans Dead After Fiery Anti-China Protests

Source: VOA

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Witnesses say in both cases large crowd gathered after the self-immolations to say prayers.

VOA's Tibetan service says there are also reports that China has dispatched more soldiers to the region from a nearby military base.

Monday's self-immolations bring the total since February 2009 to 72, with the last nine coming since just last week. In 58 cases, the protesters have died.

During a visit to Japan earlier, Monday, the Dalai Lama said China needed to conduct a "serious investigation" into the self-immolations rather than just place the blame on him.

Last week in Beijing, the Chinese-appointed vice governor of Tibet blamed the Dalai Lama for many of the recent protests.

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Read more: http://www.voanews.com/content/two-more-tibetans-dead-after-fiery-anti-china-protests/1544127.html



What is happening in Tibet is horrifying.
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