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Tibet monks arrested in 'bomb plot'
China says it has arrested nine Tibetan Bhuddist monks for involvement in an alleged bomb attack on a government building.
- Agencies
- Published: 09:55 April 13, 2008
Beijing: China says it has arrested nine Tibetan Bhuddist monks for their involvement in an alleged bomb attack on a government building.
According to Chinese state media, monks fled a monastery in the Gyanbe township in the Himalayan region after a homemade bomb exploded on March 23. No one died in the blast.
The attack was the first alleged bombing reported in Tibet since anti-China protests began on March 10 in the capital, Lhasa.
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