1.0 link 170550 <![CDATA[Chinese Police Allegedly Gun Down Tibetan Monk On Fire]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/27/chinese-police-allegedly_n_170550.html A Tibetan monk, Tabey, was gunned down by Chinese police after he set himself on fire today in the Ngaba region of Tibet, reports Phayul. Tabey apparently set himself ablaze to protest the government's restrictions a Tibetan New Year's prayer festival, it reports.

"I was told the monk had gasoline spilled onto his body, and as soon as he reached the main road of the town he set himself on fire. Bystanders said he held high a picture of His...
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