16 April 2008
China says explosives, weapons found in Tibetan monasteries
(VOA) Chinese authorities say they have found stashes of weapons and explosives at 11 Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in Gansu province. Gansu province's Kanlho (Chin: Gannan) TAP was the site of one of many anti-government protests that sprung up in the wake of China's crackdown on unrest in Tibet. China's official Xinhua news agency said police found bullets, guns, dynamite and satellite receivers during searches of the monasteries in Chone (Chin: Zhuoni) and Labrang (Chin: Xiahe) counties, and Tsoe (Chin: Hezuo) city. Over 100 monks are being held in Kanlho for their alleged involvement in violence there.