400 Tibetan protesters detained in Nepal
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08-Aug-2008 418 related
        

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Police have broken up a protest by Tibetan exiles in front of the Chinese Embassy visa office in the capital of Nepal, detaining more than 400. A police official says the Tibetan protesters tried to storm the visa office in Katmnadu, violating a ban on demonstrations in the area. Some of the protesters chanting anti-China slogans reached the gates but were blocked by the police who... [read full story]                    

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