re Tibet outcry in Nepal "Down with

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Copyright 1996 Agence France Presse, from Dawn Star, Paris
Agence France Presse
March 10, 1996  Nepal -Tibet 10:11 GMT
 SECTION: International news
Tibetans in  Nepal  protest Chinese occupation of Tibet
 KATHMANDU, Mar 10
    More than 2,000 Tibetan refugees living in the Nepalese capital 
Sunday took
 to the streets to protest against the occupation of Tibet by China, 
witnesses
 said.
    Tibetans observe March 10 as a protest day against Chinese 
occupation. The
 day marks the 37th anniversary of the uprising against Chinese rule 
following
 which the Tibetan spiritual leader and tens of thousands of his 
followers went
 into exile.
    Prior to the demonstration, the Tibetans held a public meeting and a 
mass
 prayer.
    But before the Tibetans could reach the Chinese Embassy here, they 
were
 stopped by Nepalese riot police who resorted to a mild baton charge to 
disperse
 the crowd. Three were briefly arrested.
    No one was hurt in the incident, police source said.
    The protestors shouted, "Long live Dalai Lama!" and "Down with Deng
 Xiaoping!" in a reference to the 91-year-old Chinese patriarch who is 
said to
 have insisted on a strong line against Tibetan pro-independence 
activists.
    Protesters carried placards which read: "UN, we want justice" and 
"Tibet
 belongs to Tibetans."
                    The Xinhua General Overseas News Service
                           Xinhua General News Service