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Sab, 12/10/2013 - 09:01

Four Tibetans shot dead in Driru County

On Tuesday morning, three Tibetans from Sengthang village and one Tibetan from Tinring village were killed when the Chinese opened fire on protesters.The shooting deaths in Driru county on Tuesday were the first reported fatalities since the authorities began a crackdown on Tibetans protesting against orders to fly the Chinese flag from their homes.Last Sunday, security forces shot and wounded at least 60 Tibetans as they fired into a crowd demanding the release of a villager who had led protests against the Chinese orders.The latest shooting occurred as Chinese paramilitary police flooded the county to suppress the unrest.

Additional paramilitary forces have been sent to Driru from Lhasa and from Nagchu, and some have also been sent from the Karmo region.Driru is now flooded with Chinese paramilitary police, and Tibetans are being stopped from traveling.