Reports: Tibetan artist burns himself in protest
A Tibetan artist has died after setting himself on fire in the latest self-immolation protesting Chinese rule, and residents are afraid to leave their homes because large numbers of security forces are in the area, the Tibetan government-in-exile and an activist group said Sunday.
The man set fire to himself Sunday morning in Tongren, a monastery town in western China's Qinghai province, said the exile government based in Dharamsala, India, and London-based Free Tibet. (AP)
