On Mar 17, 4:01=A0pm, "ltl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <ltl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3566647.ece
>
> "Soldiers began house-to-house searches, checking all identification
> papers, residents said. Anyone unable to show an identity card and a
> household registration permitting residence in Lhasa was being taken
> away.
>
> They described people laying out all their papers on a table in their
> homes. One said: "The soldiers come in and check that the number of
> people in each house equals the number of identity cards. Anyone extra
> may be taken away."
>
> At government offices and work units, leaders were required to do a
> roll call of all employees and to account for anyone missing, as the
> authorities tried to track down those involved in the violence.
>
> A notice from the Lhasa Municipal Procuratorate said: "Criminals who
> do not surrender by the deadline will be treated severely in
> accordance with the law." "
What is it that caused the protests to turn violent? It is very hard
to say whether "the first punch" was thrown by the protestors or the
police.
