Protesters 'surrender in Tibet'

by ryan | March 18, 2008 at 09:35 pm | 208 views | add comment | 0 recommendations

Because of the media embargos this report has to be taken with a grain of salt. I'm sure the Chinese state media has a different take on 'surrender' than most of us. The situation in Tibet continues to develop and independtly sourced information is scarse.

More than 100 people have turned themselves in to police following anti-China riots in Tibet's main city, Lhasa, Chinese state media has said.

People surrendered to secure leniency in response to a deadline set by the authorities, Xinhua news agency said.

China says it will harshly punish protesters who do not surrender. Police in Lhasa have been searching houses and making arrests, activists say.

China has blamed the Dalai Lama for the protests - a claim he roundly rejects.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader has called for an end to violence, saying Tibetans have to live with the Chinese whether they like it or not.