Voice of America: Tibetan Fatally Self-Immolates in China's Gansu Province

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Tibetan Fatally Self-Immolates in China's Gansu Province Feb 25th 2013, 21:16 Another Tibetan has set himself on fire in western China to protest Beijing's rule of ethnic Tibetan areas.   Sources say 27-year-old Tsezung Kyab was standing in front of the prayer hall of Gaden Shedrup Choekhorling, a Buddhist monastery in Gansu province, when he burned himself to death Monday.   ​​According to witnesses, Tibetans who had gathered to celebrate a religious festival prevented security forces from extinguishing the fire, thereby allowing Kyab to, in their words, ... Media files: 548495E0-A364-4CA4-9A2B-485D468C947E_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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