Tibetan dies after setting self on fire

CHENGDU - A young monk died early Thursday, more than 10 hours after setting himself on fire in a Tibetan county of Sichuan province, the local government said.

Rigzin Phuntsog, 16, set himself on fire in Aba county of the Aba Tibetan-Qiang autonomous prefecture at around 4 pm on Wednesday, a county government spokesman said on condition of anonymity.

Local authorities wrongly identified the monk as another Tibetan, a 24-year-old from the neighboring village who goes with just one name, Phuntsog.