Violent Protests Prompt Travel Warnings for Tibet*
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 03.14.08 | 11:40 AM ET
Photo by Ethnic Tibetans burned cars and shops in Lhasa, Tibet today, capping a week of demonstrations marking the anniversary of the 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. (Unless, of course, you’re domestic Chinese media, in which case nothing is happening.) The U.S. Embassy in Beijing advises Americans to defer trips to Tibet.
* Update, 12 p.m. ET: Chinese police have reportedly fired on protesters, killing at least two people. Said one witness: “As I approached Potala Square, I heard cannon fire, louder than rifles. Others told me police were firing tear gas along Beijing Zhonglu, west of the Potala.”
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sophie 03.14.08 | 2:29 PM ET
Here are the latest images of the violence in Lhasa: http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20080314-latest-images-events-lhasa