At this point, no one can rule out the possibility that the so called
Tibetan protestors are neither Tibetan nor protestors but foreign
mecenaries hired to kill Chinese citizens and to cause the greatest
amount of destruction to provoke a Chinese response.
On Mar 17, 6:01=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." "