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Tibetan leader warns of military buildup
Published: Feb. 7, 2012 at 6:30 AM
BEIJING, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Chinese military could be preparing for a crackdown on Tibetan dissidents, the leader of the Tibetan Government in Exile says.
Tibetan Government in Exile Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay told the Financial Times newspaper that images sent to his government by people in Tibet leads him to believe "the military buildup is increasing rapidly."
"We've seen pictures of hundreds of convoys filled with paramilitary forces with automatic machine guns moving toward various parts of Tibetan areas," he said.
"We're really worried that with such a military security buildup and so many guns in the hands of Chinese police and military personnel, we fear the Chinese government is preparing for something very drastic and unforeseen and tragic."
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/02/07/Tibetan-leader-warns-of-military-buildup/UPI-85801328614200/#ixzz1lksPTClp
BEIJING, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Chinese military could be preparing for a crackdown on Tibetan dissidents, the leader of the Tibetan Government in Exile says.
Tibetan Government in Exile Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay told the Financial Times newspaper that images sent to his government by people in Tibet leads him to believe "the military buildup is increasing rapidly."
"We've seen pictures of hundreds of convoys filled with paramilitary forces with automatic machine guns moving toward various parts of Tibetan areas," he said.
"We're really worried that with such a military security buildup and so many guns in the hands of Chinese police and military personnel, we fear the Chinese government is preparing for something very drastic and unforeseen and tragic."
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/02/07/Tibetan-leader-warns-of-military-buildup/UPI-85801328614200/#ixzz1lksPTClp
