24 September 2005
Chinese border forces fired on Tibetans
RFA reports that in an incident on 26 August 2005 close to the Nepal border in Dingri, Chinese border forces opened fire in a bid to stop 51 Tibetans entering Nepal. Except for three who managed to escape through the Nepali region of Solukhumbu, all group members were taken into custody and their whereabouts remain unknown. The group included six children aged between 10 to 11, two nuns, and one monk.