Shops on fire amid Tibet protests

Fires have broken out in the Tibetan city of Lhasa, Chinese state media reports say, as rare street protests in the province gather pace.

Xinhua news agency said witnesses described shops being set on fire.

Rallies by monks have continued through the week, in what campaign groups say are the largest protests against Beijing's rule in 20 years.

An eyewitness told the BBC how security forces and monks clashed on Wednesday, with several monks being beaten.

Also on Friday, security forces were reported to have sealed off three monasteries in Lhasa, witnesses and a rights group said.

Witnesses said police were at Drepung and Sera monasteries on Thursday. A third monastery, Ganden, was also surrounded, a US-based group said.

Source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7296041.stm)

Even in such a far place they can't live in peace !:icon_bong:

We're human. It's in our nature to destroy ourselves.

I don't know why China doesn't just let Tibet go. Really, what are they getting from there besides taxes? (assuming they get taxes from them) Besides that, it's all bad public relations and grief from protesters.

We're human. It's in our nature to destroy ourselves.

"We are at best when things are at worst" !