Kind of reminds me what Yongxin did to Deyang many years ago:
China claims firearms found in Tibetan temple
Area in southwest of country has been scene of anti-Chinese riots
BEIJING - Chinese forces found firearms hidden throughout a Tibetan temple in an ethnic Tibetan area of southwestern China which has been the scene of anti-Chinese riots in recent weeks, state television said.
Police, responding to what they said was a tip-off from the public, found 30 firearms in the monastery in Aba prefecture of Sichuan province last month, state television said in a report, a transcript of which was posted on the station's Web site.
"At the time these firearms were scattered around, some were where the monks keep the scriptures," policeman Lan Bo told the program. "They were modified semi-automatic weapons."
The temple in which state television said the weapons were found was named by the programme in Chinese as Geerdeng.
In a recent visit to western Gansu province, officials showed reporters a film including weapons seized from demonstrators. The weapons included a few hunting rifles, many Tibetan knives, and lassos. No demonstrators shown on the films were armed.
In towns that reporters visited in the remote province, lanes running through monasteries were silent and empty, with people identified by Tibetans as undercover security agents squatting at the doors of each building.
China has accused the Dalai Lama of orchestrating the violence in Tibet and other Tibetan areas of the country.
But the Dalai Lama has rejected the accusations, speaking out against the use of violence, calling for talks with China and backing the Beijing Olympics.
Chinese media has mentioned the Dalai Lama's announced support for Beijing holding the Olympics, but has then immediately condemned him for being insincere.
Area in southwest of country has been scene of anti-Chinese riots
BEIJING - Chinese forces found firearms hidden throughout a Tibetan temple in an ethnic Tibetan area of southwestern China which has been the scene of anti-Chinese riots in recent weeks, state television said.
Police, responding to what they said was a tip-off from the public, found 30 firearms in the monastery in Aba prefecture of Sichuan province last month, state television said in a report, a transcript of which was posted on the station's Web site.
"At the time these firearms were scattered around, some were where the monks keep the scriptures," policeman Lan Bo told the program. "They were modified semi-automatic weapons."
The temple in which state television said the weapons were found was named by the programme in Chinese as Geerdeng.
In a recent visit to western Gansu province, officials showed reporters a film including weapons seized from demonstrators. The weapons included a few hunting rifles, many Tibetan knives, and lassos. No demonstrators shown on the films were armed.
In towns that reporters visited in the remote province, lanes running through monasteries were silent and empty, with people identified by Tibetans as undercover security agents squatting at the doors of each building.
China has accused the Dalai Lama of orchestrating the violence in Tibet and other Tibetan areas of the country.
But the Dalai Lama has rejected the accusations, speaking out against the use of violence, calling for talks with China and backing the Beijing Olympics.
Chinese media has mentioned the Dalai Lama's announced support for Beijing holding the Olympics, but has then immediately condemned him for being insincere.
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