A Tibetan resident holds a map of Tibet during a Free Tibet demonstration denouncing the Chinese government in front of the Chinese embassy in Seoul November 16, 2011.
Credit: Reuters/Jo Yong-Hak
BEIJING |
(Reuters) - Three Tibetans in southwestern China
have set themselves ablaze in protest against Chinese rule, Radio Free
Asia reported, the latest in a series of self-immolations over the past
year.The three set themselves on fire on Friday in Seda county, known as Serthar in Tibetan, in Sichuan province, calling for freedom for Tibet and the return of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, the U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia broadcast and online news service said on Saturday, citing three sources, one of whom is in exile.
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