Chinese police nabbed 414 people linked to Lhasa riot: report
BEIJING (AFP) — Chinese police have so far nabbed 414 people associated with deadly unrest in and near the Tibetan capital Lhasa in mid-March, state media reported Monday.
The Tibet Daily said on its website that another 289 people have turned themselves in following the riots, which broke out in Lhasa on March 14, claiming the lives of 18 civilians and two police officers.
Chinese authorities have decided to deal leniently with 45 people who turned themselves in, agreed to cooperate and showed sufficient remorse, according to the newspaper.
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