New Tibetan deaths prompt Olympic torch fears
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After the deaths of eight Tibetan protesters, London authorities are growing increasingly concerned regarding security for this weekend's Olympic torch relay.
The news of the protesters' deaths, allegedly at the hands of Chinese police officers, has left police in London fearing Sunday's 31-mile torch relay route could draw both pro-Tibet protesters and Chinese students, The Times of London reported Saturday.
Pro-Tibet campaigners vowed to increase protests of the Beijing Games immediately following Friday's deadly protest in China's Sichuan province, The Times said.
Chinese paramilitary police reportedly attempted to quell a protest by Tibetan monks and villagers by using force, leaving eight people dead.
The news of the protesters' deaths, allegedly at the hands of Chinese police officers, has left police in London fearing Sunday's 31-mile torch relay route could draw both pro-Tibet protesters and Chinese students, The Times of London reported Saturday.
Pro-Tibet campaigners vowed to increase protests of the Beijing Games immediately following Friday's deadly protest in China's Sichuan province, The Times said.
Chinese paramilitary police reportedly attempted to quell a protest by Tibetan monks and villagers by using force, leaving eight people dead.
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ocanada
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Sad and poetic that these protests are occuring on the date of 40th aniversary of the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King. I for one will never underestimate the power of protest or the power or a popular movement such as Dr. King's or that of the Tibetans.
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