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Protest in Lhasa

June 23, 2017;

A Tibetan man staged a solo protest in front of the famous Jokhang temple in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet around 10 am, reports Voice of Tibet. The unidentified man called out for freedom in Tibet before slitting his throat. Chinese police immediately reached the spot and covered the area with blue sheets. A source in the area said there was no sign of the incident and everything looked normal.

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