EUROPA PRESS: Tibetan monk dies after burning himself

In the Kirti monastery

Beijing, 17 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –

   A Tibetan monk has burned Bonzo this Saturday at the Kirti monastery, Located in the province of Sichuan, In protest against the Chinese government, On the fifth anniversary of Chinese repression against the Tibetan people in that region, In the center of the country.

   The monk, of 28 years, Fire has been turned on, With a Tibetan Buddhist flag, In his monastery room where he lives, located in Ngaba, A Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of the province of Sichuan and that was the epicenter of the beginning of the wave of protests of this style in February of 2009.

   The monk, Identified as Lobsang Thokmey, ran to the entrance of the monastery, Where he collapsed. He has died when he arrived at the Ngaba County Hospital. Chinese police took their body, According to two exiled monks.

   So, They are already 108 Tibetans who have burned Bonzo against Beijing and to claim the return of Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, that remains in exile, As reported by the Radio Free Asia station.

   Five years ago, The Chinese police shot a group of protibetan and monks activists who demonstrated against the Chinese government for repression and control over this community, anxious. Ten people lost their lives, According to activist sources.

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