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Sacred Stones Dispute

November 29, 2013;

Eight Tibetans, including six monks, have been detained by Chinese authorities in Palyul County following a tipoff that the Tibetans were planning a protest. The Tibet Times has reported that two local officials had stolen a truck full of sacred stones from a pilgrimage site and some stones had been sold. Appeals to return the stones were ignored. The monastery has been put under surveillance and there is strict monitoring of all communication.

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