Update on Tibet, 16 June 2008
Monday, 16 June 2008, 5:30 p.m.
Update on Tibet, 16 June 2008
Last updated 2 pm (IST) Re: Tibet Demonstrations
20 May 2008
Lhasa – A girl shot dead for trying to meet her brother (a monk) at Tsuklakhang temple
An unidentified Tibetan girl, who came from a village, was shot dead
using a silencer gun by the People’s Armed Police (PAP) outside the
southern gate of the Tsuklakhang temple, in Lhasa, at about 12:00 noon
somewhere around May 20.
She was visiting her brother who is a monk of Tsuklakhang
temple. However, the PAP, who are guarding outside the temple, denied
her permission to visit the temple. She then had an argument with the
PAP. While she was having argument, another PAP shot her silently from
behind. She died on the spot. A witness reported that she bled from her
chest after she fell.
People were dispersed from the scene at gun-point. Her body was
later taken away by the PAP. Some of our sources reported that she was
from Lhokha. No further details are available.
As a huge contingent of PAP has been deployed in Lhasa from
other locations, it is reported that many Tibetans were
beaten-sometimes harsh words were used on them-even for not quickly
showing their identity cards when demanded by the PAP.
