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Dalai Lama Urges Restraint in Tibet Monastery Crisis

Recent standoff between Chinese military forces and Tibetan monks in Ngaba County in Sichuan has been escalating over the past month. The Dalai Lama has now spoken out, hoping  Tibetan protesters will show greater restraint and warning of “catastrophic consequences” if clashes continue. From AFP: “I urge both the monks and the lay Tibetans of the area not to do anything that might