(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-03-17 10:42

Qiangba Puncog, Tibet Autonomous Regional Government chairman, said in Beijing Monday that the latest riot in Lhasa was out of conspiracy jointly made by domestic and overseas separatists who are advocating "Tibet independence".

Thirteen innocent civilians were burned or stabbed to death in last Friday's Lhasa riot, said the official at a press conference held in Beijing on Monday.