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Tibetans dispute government's no death claim
Tensions remain high in Tibet, Sichuan and other areas where the government has poured in troops.
- Agencies
- Published: 09:42 March 21, 2008
Kangding: Tibetans in China's tense southwestern province of Sichuan on Friday disputed the government's claim that nobody was killed in anti-Chinese riots which to place this week, saying they believed that several people had died during the protests.
Having initially said four protesters were shot dead in Sichuan, Xinhua amended its account and said they were wounded and that the police had fired weapons only to defend themselves.
The unrest has alarmed China, keen to put its best face forward leading up to the August 8-24 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Tensions remain high in Tibet, Sichuan and other areas where the government has poured in troops.
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