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China Forces Reported to Have Shot at Tibetans

Protests broke out in Aba County in Sichuan after police reportedly beat a Tibetan man who had set himself on fire in protest against Beijing’s policies in Tibet. According to some reports, police fired on the crowd and at least one was killed. From the New York Times: It appeared that at least two people had been hit by gunfire, and one of those might have been killed, said Kate Saunders, a