Posted on 04/29/2008 9:06:39 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
POLICE in China have shot dead an alleged Tibetan independence "insurgent" in northwestern China, state press reports.
It is the first official admission that authorities have killed anyone during recent unrest.
A police oficer was also killed in the gunfight between the suspected insurgents and security officials.
Xinhua said there had been a riot in Qinghai's Dari County incited by "a handful of people alleged to be insurgents seeking Tibetan independence, following anti-Chinese protests in Lhasa in March.
"After a month-long investigation, the police moved on Monday to arrest the suspected leader. The suspect resisted arrest and gunfire broke out," the report said.
"The officer was killed in the gun battle ... and other officers returned fire, killing the suspect," it said.
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Our police forces need to ship 1,000 Tasers over there, STAT.
The other thug-cop was probably a friendly fire casualty in the O shape ambush .
TE come & read this now!
Somebody send them guns, money and butter.
China shoots a monk ping.
The Chicoms also sentenced a bunch of Tibetans, including at least six Buddhist monks, to long prison terms for their so-called seditious acts.
I’m not going to the Olympics, but IMHO it is time for the US to pull the plug on it, after ensuring that the EU does the same.
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