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Post by admin on Mar 25, 2008 5:59:24 GMT -5
BEIJING (Reuters) - A mob wielding stones and knives killed a police officer in a Tibetan part of Western China, state media said on Tuesday, a sign of ongoing unrest despite a massive influx of police and troops.
The latest news of unrest comes after protesters seeking to put pressure on China tried to disrupt the Beijing Olympic torch lighting ceremony in Greece.
In Tibet's capital Lhasa, meanwhile, 13 people were arrested for a monk-led protest on March 10, the first announcement of consequences for those involved in that largely peaceful march.
The march came on the anniversary of a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese Communist rule, days before rioting and looting that authorities say killed at least 19 people shook Lhasa.
China's assertion that protests have since faded after a massive influx of troops across Tibet and nearby areas was shaken when state media announced the death of the police officer in a fresh riot.
Wang Guochuan died in an attack on Monday on a group of police in the Ganzi (Garze) Tibetan Prefecture in Sichuan province, Xinhua news agency said.
Several other officers were wounded in the clash that ended when police opened fire.
"The police were forced to fire warning shots, and dispersed the lawless mobsters," the brief English report said. It did not say if the attackers were Tibetan or whether any protesters were hurt or killed. Continued...
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