Beijing admits Tibet violence has spread into China

Chinese state television has broadcast pictures of people arrested in Tibet after the violent protests against Beijing’s rule. The prosecutor’s office in Tibet’s capital Lhasa said those arrested are accused of endangering national security, looting and arson, and would face harsh punishment.

China blames the Dalai Lama for orchestrating the violence. Beijing’s response sparked international criticism, and cast a cloud over the build up to this summer’s Olympic Games. This is the first official news of arrests; Tibetan exiles say hundreds more people were picked up in Tibet, and in neighbouring provinces of China.

Chinese soldiers have poured into Tibet to quell the rioting. Beijing says 13 people died in Lhasa, and the state-run news agency Xinhua says four protestors were shot and wounded by police in the neighbouring province of Sichuan.

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