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China jails 42 over Lhasa violence

Source: CCTV.com | 07-11-2008 13:16

Special Report:   3.14 Tibet Riots

Forty-two people have been jailed so far for their involvement in the March 14th riot in the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

A Chinese policeman stands guard in front of the Potala palace in Lhasa in mid June.
A Chinese policeman stands guard in front of the Potala 
palace in Lhasa in mid June. Forty-two people have been
jailed so far for their involvement in the March 14th
riot in the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

They were convicted of arson, robbery, disrupting public order and assaulting government offices.

Following the Lhasa violence, police detained over 900 people, including more than 200 who turned themselves in. Among those detained, 116 are under investigation.

 

Editor:Du Xiaodan