Chinese police lock down in Lhasa

March 17, 2008

Tibet's prime minister-in-exile said Monday that around 100 people have died in unrest in the Chinese-ruled region, while the Tibetan parliament reported hundreds killed. Meanwhile, more deaths were announced by activists groups who said Chinese police opened fire on a monks' rally in southwest China. The unrest follows deadly protests against China's rule of the Himalayan region in Tibet's capital, Lhasa, last week. Still images taken 16 March 2008 of Chinese police patrolling in the streets of the Tibetan capital Lhasa.