The incident occurred after the Tibetans demanded the release of a person
Chinese security forces fired on a crowd of Tibetans demanding the release of a neighbor detained for not obeying orders to display the Chinese flag., reported a radio backed by USA.
Chinese police also fired tear gas at another protesting group on Sunday in Biru County of the Tibet Autonomous Region., Radio Free Asia reported on Tuesday.
The report, which cited unidentified local Tibetan sources, could not be independently confirmed. Local Communist Party and government officials did not respond to phone calls or hung up shortly after answering..
The International Tibet campaign (ICT, by its acronym in English) previously reported that authorities had intensified the presence of security forces in Biru County and surrounding areas after residents refused to display Chinese flags to commemorate National Day on 1 October.
El ICT, a Tibetan rights group, He said government teams were sent to Biru, called Driru in Tibetan, before the national date, to force neighbors to show the flag, as part of an intensified effort to enforce loyalty to the Communist Party.
In Sunday's events, The protesters demanded the release of a neighbor, Dorje Draktsel, arrested last week after participating in a demonstration against the order to display the flag, reported the Radio Free Asia.
The self-proclaimed Tibetan government in exile, headquarters in India, He said he had received reports of the events in Driru but had few details to offer.. Spokesman Tashi Phuntsok said by phone that exiled Tibetans had heard that some protesters were injured., but I didn't know how many.
China has claimed Tibet as part of its territory for centuries., while the Tibetans claim that they were a practically independent people before the occupation of the communist army in 1950.
Many Tibetans allege that Beijing's economic policies in the Himalayan region have primarily benefited Chinese migrants who do not like the strict limits the government imposes on Buddhism and Tibetan culture.. For its part, China says it has made large investments to improve the area's economy and the quality of life of Tibetans..
