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Tibet exile government says 130 killed in protests
24 Mar 2008 09:53:45 GMT
Source: Reuters
DHARAMSALA, India, March 24 (Reuters) - The Tibetan government-in-exile has raised its confirmed death toll from clashes between Chinese authorities and Tibetan protesters to 130, a spokesman said on Monday.

"It's 130, mainly from eastern and northeastern parts of Tibet," Thubten Samphel, a spokesman for the government-in-exile, told Reuters. (Reporting by Jonathan Allen; Editing by Alistair Scrutton)


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