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Nepal Bars Tibetans

January 5, 2015;

Nepal police have barred 45 Tibetan monks from travelling to Kathmandu from Junbeshi in Solukhumbhu, a Buddhist region bordering Tibet. The monks claimed they were from a monastery there but the police said they lacked valid travel papers and identity cards. The Chief District Officer of Solukhumbhu said there was concern about their possible involvement in suspicious activities, but did not give specific details.

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