From Radio Free Asia:
A crowd of Tibetan nomads has ransacked a local police station in a traditionally Tibetan area of Sichuan province, China, after a dispute over the result of a major annual horse race, according to witnesses.
“This year when the main horse race took place on Aug. 3, there were no disputes regarding the first- and second-place winners,” one source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “Third place was actually won by a local nomadic horse racer, but the [Lithang county] authorities declared a horse owned by a government official as third-place winner.” All the contestants were Tibetan.
The Tibetan nomads were enraged, and the father of the Tibetan horseman who they believed was the rightful winner went to complain at the Lithang police station, where he was beaten by police, sources said. Three other men were also beaten, witnesses said. [Full Text]
