Fri, Aug 8 10:29 PM
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Almost coinciding with the start of the Olympic games in China, over 100 Tibetan activists today clashed with police while trying to storm the Chinese Embassy during an anti-China protest here. Nearly a hundred Tibetans carrying Tibetan flags and shouting anti-China slogans, appeared near the embassy premises and rushed towards it, police said.
The protestors, who were clad in traditional Buddhist aprons and were wearing head bands in which slogans like "Free Tibet" and "Down with China" came in two buses at around 5.30 PM. Swinging into immediate action, police detained the protesters and took them to the Chanakyapuri Police Station, Assistant Commissioner of Police Suman Nalwa, said. Police have placed 110 Tibetans under arrest, she said.
During the clash with police, some of protesters were injured and fell unconscious. Additional police personnel were rushed to the Embassy soon to prevent further trouble.
Anticipating protests by Tibetans ahead of the Olympics, Delhi Police had stepped up security at the embassy by deploying extra personnel and erecting barricades near the mission office. The extra vigil will be there till the sporting extravaganza gets over.
In a major security breach, Tibetan activists, demanding an end to alleged Chinese persecution in Tibet, had stormed the embassy in March this year ahead of the Olympic torch relay in Delhi. PTI.
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