Nepal police detain 559 women Tibetan protesters

[struggle4progress]

Source: Times of India

KATHMANDU: Nepal police on Sunday detained about 559 Tibetan refugees mostly women, who were protesting here against China's recent crackdown in Tibet ...

Today's detention has by far the largest number of protesters held by police in a single day and the protest is a first all-women demonstration attempt by the Tibetan exiles in Nepal, sources said ...

Security has been stepped up around the embassy since the protest began, with hundreds of police personnel posted on all streets leading to the embassy building.

Officials said they would restrict all protests which could harm Nepal's friendly relationship with neighbouring China despite criticism from international rights groups and the UN on Nepal police's use of "excessive force" to stop the stir.

Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Nepal_police_detain_559_women_Tibetan_protesters_/articleshow/3030371.cms

[RC]

1. "...detained about 559 Tibetan refugees..." About? About?!

About is 560. What did they do, count them using the metric system and the 'about' was caused by the conversion to Arabic?

[ohio2007]

2. Nepal's friendly relationship with neighboring China is like having an 800 lb gorilla in the room

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ac2_1210543309

problem?
what problem?