Monks disrupt news briefing in Lhasa

A Tibetan Buddhist monk, centre, cries as he and fellow monks disrupted an official news briefing at the Jokhang Temple, one of Tibet’s holiest shrines in capital Lhasa Thursday, March 27, 2008. About 30 Buddhist monks ambushed the government-managed tour, screaming that there was no religious freedom and that the Dalai Lama was not to blame for Lhasa’s recent violence. The group protested against Chinese rule, as AP reporter at the scene described one young monk who yelled “Tibet is not free! Tibet is not free” and then burst into tears. (phayul.com / AP Photo)

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A group of monks disrupted a government-managed tour by foreign reporters to Tibet’s capital on Thursday, screaming there was no religious freedom and that the Dalai Lama was not to blame