Rights group says 2 Tibetan teens die after Tibetan teens die after setting them

[trailmonkee]

Last edited Tue Aug 28, 2012, 11:45 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: Washington post

BEIJING — Two Tibetan teenagers died after setting themselves on fire outside a monastery in southwest China in the latest such protests against Chinese rule, an overseas rights group said Tuesday.

The incidents pushed the number of confirmed self-immolations to 51 since 2009, London-based Free Tibet said in a statement.

The group said 18-year-old monk Lobsang Kalsang and 17-year-old former monk Damchoek set themselves on fire Monday outside Kirti Monastery in Sichuan province’s Aba county. They died later in the day after they were taken to a hospital by Chinese authorities, Free Tibet said.

Citing eyewitnesses, Free Radio Asia said the two teenagers shouted slogans condemning Chinese policies in Tibet.

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[OnyxCollie]

1. Hardcore, man.

Fucking hardcore.

Here's to an Asian Fall.