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Batons and Tear Gas as Tibetan Unrest Spreads Beyond Borders (Updated)

Update (March 16): The Guardian is reporting from Xining, Qinghai, that protests have spread in Sichuan and Qinghai provinces: In Aba county, Sichuan province, protesters attacked a police station with petrol bombs and fought street battles with riot police. There were unconfirmed reports of fatal shootings. “It’s chaos out there. I am too afraid to leave my home,” a resident told