China sentences 8 monks in Tibet for bombing

Posted by Michael Anderson on Thursday, October 16th, 2008

According to Chinese official media on October 14, Tibet’s Chamdo District Court judge announced the verdict on eight Tibetan monks allegedly accused of setting off a bomb in Gyanbe Townships government building in Chamdo District in March this year. Two of them were sentenced for life with six others recieving five to fifteen-years imprisonment. It is reported that the explosion did not cause casualties or property damages. (more…)