Dalai Lama Denies Tibet Massacre Quote

[Dover]

Source: The Australian

PARIS: The Dalai Lama has denied telling a French newspaper that Chinese soldiers may have shot dead 140 Tibetan protesters on Monday.

The exiled spiritual leader was quoted in Le Monde as saying troops fired on protesters on Monday and 400 people have been killed since unrest erupted in March.

But his office said he denied a comment attributed to him by Le Monde that 140 people had died on Monday when the Chinese security forces opened fire. His office said there were casualties.

“The Chinese army again fired on a crowd on Monday August 18, in the Kham region in eastern Tibet,” said the Nobel Peace prize winner who is on a 12-day visit to France.

Le Monde quoted him as saying that up to 140 people had been killed, though the figure was not confirmed.

“His Holiness did not mention any number of casualties,” his office said in a statement after the interview was published, adding that “he clearly stated that we had no specific information on the number of casualties.” ...>



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[I Have A Dream]

1. The Dalai Lama is one of the few people in the world...

who I will believe over just about anyone else. Maybe it was a misunderstanding, but I'm sure that he didn't say it if he says that he didn't.

[Mnemosyne]

2. Word. n/t

[Overseas]

3. He denied the body count. Did not deny saying the Chinese army fired on a crowd again. /n