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China: Tibet to organise suicide squads

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As international pressure is heaving on it to recommence dialogue with the Dalai Lama, China has asserted that Tibetan ’suicide squads’ are planning to carry out bloody attacks to interrupt Beijing Olympics. Chinese Ministry of Public Security claimed that it had information that Tibetans would arrange suicide squads in a thrust for ‘Tibetan independence’.

A ministry spokesman told reporters here that the Chinese government dreaded “violent attacks” in the run up to the Beijing Olympics starting from August 8. The Chinese Ministry said, “To our knowledge the next plan of the Tibetan independence forces is to set up suicide squads to start violent attacks.” Tibetan government however on its part has refused the charge as a “propaganda.”

Rights groups have alleged they will focus protest on the London leg on Sunday. Last week, protesters disregarded tight security to disturb the traditional torch-lighting ceremony in Ancient Olympia.

However, Beijing’s charge was quickly refused by the Tibetan government-in-exile which tagged the claims as “propaganda.” The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has constantly said that he is in favour of Beijing hosting the Olympics Games. The 72-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner has denied the China’s accusation of “masterminding” the brutality in Tibet.

Reacting to the claims, Tenzing Tsundue held that China is just trying to distract the real issue by creating other issues. Dorje, the VP of the Tibetan Youth Congress – said that the claims made by China are fake.

US consider Dalai Lama as ‘a man of peace‘ and thus rejected the prospect that he may support “suicide attacks” to disturb Olympics.

“I hope not. Definitely we think it’s appropriate for Chinese officials to engage in discussion with the Dalai Lama. He is an individual who has always acted in the best interest of his nation,” US State Department Deputy Spokesman Tom Casey said.

“He’s (Lama) an individual who is a man of peace, and someone who advocates non-violence to resolve these issues. And hopefully this won’t be the final word from the Chinese government regarding him,” he said. The spokesman further said that Washington did not have “any clue that would support him (Lama) taking any kind of approach other than a peaceful, non-violent take on this issue”.



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