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Some 50 Tibetan separatists detained in Nepal
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-06-27 23:33

KATHMANDU  -- Nepali police Friday afternoon detained about 50 Tibetan separatists involved in anti-China activities in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu.

The separatists thronged the visa office of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal, shouting out anti-China slogans.

Local police soon moved in to break up the rally and detained around 50 of the demonstrators, who were blocking both the city traffic and the normal operation of the Chinese diplomatic mission.

The Nepali government has repeatedly said that Tibet is an inalienable part of China and that it will not allow anti-China activities on its territory.

Tibetan separatists have staged anti-China protests since mid-March in Kathmandu. The activities often went ugly, leading to disruptions of city traffic and clashes with police.

Chinese Ambassador Zheng Xianglin said last month that there were criminal acts of beating and smashing in Kathmandu against other Tibetans who either refused to take part in anti-China activities or held different positions from the separatists.