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China releases wanted list of Lhasa rioters
March 19, 2008
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The Chinese hunt for those involved in riots in Lhasa stepped up a
gear today as the authorities issued pictures of 12 people wanted in
connection with the unrest.
The images, taken from CCTV footage of the disturbances, have been
screened on Lhasa TV.
Their release follows the announcement by the regional government that
more than 100 rioters had surrendered to police.
Officials had promised "leniency" for anyone who handed themselves in
before midnight on Monday, and warned that others would face harsh
punishment.
This morning's announcement was the first acknowledgment that
protesters were in custody.
In a separate re****t, the official Tibet Daily website said 94 people
had surrendered in Phenpo Lhundrub county on Lhasa's outskirts.
The Guardian was unable to determine whether these were included in
the overall total as officials did not answer repeated phone calls.
The Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, told re****ters yesterday that life
was "basically" returning to normal in Lhasa, where peaceful protests
by Tibetans degenerated into violent attacks on Han Chinese and Hui
Muslim individuals and properties last Friday.
But according to official media, Tibet's Communist party secretary,
Zhang Qingli, told the regional government and senior cadres: "We are
in the midst of a fierce struggle involving blood and fire, a life and
death struggle with the Dalai clique.
"The Dalai [Lama] is a wolf in monk's robes, a devil with a human face
but the heart of a beast."
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