Lhasa riot, violent crime by nature: veteran Tibetan official

Source: Xinhua | 03-19-2008 11:29

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The riot in Lhasa is by nature a violent crime masterminded and incited by the Dalai clique from abroad, said a veteran Tibetan official here on Wednesday.

Ragdi, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, or China's top legislature, made the remark at a meeting of the second Counseling Committee on Development of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Editor:Zhang Ning