Police 'shot at Tibet protesters'

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Source: BBC

Chinese police opened fire and wounded four protesters "in self-defence" last Sunday in a Tibetan area of Sichuan province, the Xinhua news agency says.

It is the first time China has admitted injuring anyone since anti-Chinese protests in Tibet began last week.

Xinhua said police opened fire in Aba county - the same place that Tibetan activists said eight people were killed during protests near Kirti monastery.

Activists released graphic photos of dead bodies showing bullet wounds.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7307382.stm

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1. as if there was any doubt

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2. Hopefully they use all non-lethal means.

I think that even if there were conflict as in 1989, the level of bloodshed would be far, far less. In 1989, the Chinese security forces and army had guns and tanks and that's about it. Now they have all the latest anti-riot and crowd control technology like the police in the US have. The Chinese authorities are keenly sensitive to the issue.