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Two Tibetan teenagers die in self-immolations | Two Tibetan teenagers die in self-immolations |
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Two Tibetan teenagers have died after setting themselves on fire in Sichuan province, activists and US media said. | Two Tibetan teenagers have died after setting themselves on fire in Sichuan province, activists and US media said. |
Lobsang Kalsang, an 18-year-old monk, and Damchoek, a 17-year-old former monk, set themselves on fire on Monday morning, London-based Free Tibet said. | Lobsang Kalsang, an 18-year-old monk, and Damchoek, a 17-year-old former monk, set themselves on fire on Monday morning, London-based Free Tibet said. |
It happened outside the Kirti Monastery in Aba county, where many of the self-immolations have taken place. | It happened outside the Kirti Monastery in Aba county, where many of the self-immolations have taken place. |
This brings the number of Tibetans who have set themselves on fire since 2009 to 51, the group added. | This brings the number of Tibetans who have set themselves on fire since 2009 to 51, the group added. |
The BBC is unable to verify this figure. Foreign media are banned from the region, making reports hard to confirm. Chinese state media have confirmed some of the self-immolations but not all. | |
More than half of those who have set themselves on fire are believed to have died. | More than half of those who have set themselves on fire are believed to have died. |
'No information' | 'No information' |
The teenagers died on Monday evening after being taken to a hospital by Chinese authorities, Free Tibet said. | The teenagers died on Monday evening after being taken to a hospital by Chinese authorities, Free Tibet said. |
The young men were shouting slogans against Chinese rule and policies in Tibet as their bodies burned, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported, citing witnesses. | The young men were shouting slogans against Chinese rule and policies in Tibet as their bodies burned, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported, citing witnesses. |
"Witnesses saw them run about 20 steps with their bodies on fire, and then they fell to the ground," two monks based in India told RFA. | "Witnesses saw them run about 20 steps with their bodies on fire, and then they fell to the ground," two monks based in India told RFA. |
Former monk Damchoek has been identified as the brother of Tenzin Choedon, a teenage nun who died after setting herself on fire earlier this year, the reports said. | Former monk Damchoek has been identified as the brother of Tenzin Choedon, a teenage nun who died after setting herself on fire earlier this year, the reports said. |
Lobsang Kalsang's roommate at the monastery was detained on Monday, both Free Tibet and RFA reported. | Lobsang Kalsang's roommate at the monastery was detained on Monday, both Free Tibet and RFA reported. |
Aba county police said they had no information on the self-immolations, an Associated Press report said. | Aba county police said they had no information on the self-immolations, an Associated Press report said. |
Kirti Monastery, which has been the focus of protests for more than a year, is surrounded by heavy security. | Kirti Monastery, which has been the focus of protests for more than a year, is surrounded by heavy security. |
China's leaders blame the Dalai Lama, the Tibetans' exiled spiritual leader, for inciting the self-immolations and encouraging separatism. | China's leaders blame the Dalai Lama, the Tibetans' exiled spiritual leader, for inciting the self-immolations and encouraging separatism. |
He rejects this, and both activist groups and the Tibetan government-in-exile say the self-immolations are protests against tight Chinese control of the region and religious repression. | He rejects this, and both activist groups and the Tibetan government-in-exile say the self-immolations are protests against tight Chinese control of the region and religious repression. |
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