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Breaking News - Communist authorities suppressed Fa Conference at Lingque Temple in Sichuan

On April 6, an annual Fa confrerence was held at Lingque Temple located in Daofu Township of Ganzi area, Kang District of Sichuan Province. Communist troops opened fire, resulting in 10 Tibetans being wounded in the shooting, and five of them seriously injured.

According to sources, Lingque Temple situated in Daofu County, Ganzi of Kang District, Sichuan Province was raided by a large number of military soliders deployed by the Communist authorities to stop the ongoing Buddhist activities being held in the monastary, triggering over a thousand local monks, commoners and students protests.

Protesters shouted [Long live the Dalai Lama], [Free Tibet], [we want freedom], [Let Dalai Lama return home] and other slogans. The Communists-deployed police force opened fire to suppress protesters, resulting in 10 people being wounded by gunshots. Five of them were critically injured, and several are missing. Currently, the contact with Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Daofu County, Ganzi Prefecture and Luhuo County are beyond reach by phone.

It was also reported that fearing the further escalation of Ganzi Tibetan protest activities, the Chinese communist authorities mobilized additional troops to Ganzi Prefecture since last week. A number of local hotels are packed with armed forces. A hotel attendant in Ganzi County said: “Our hotel is booked in full by the armed forces.” “These soldiers have to stay till September when the Olympic Game finishes.”

According to the “Tibetan Unity Committee”, the latest statistics obtained by Tibets Government-in-exile showed, eight monks died in the recent shooting by China’s military suppression in Sichuan and the two who could not stand the torture died of suicide. Since March 10 at least 154 people had been killed by the Chinese Communist soldiers and over 2,300 people were arrested, and may be subject to severe torture. The situation is worrisome.

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