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A week of violence in Tibet

A week of violence in Tibet
March 14: Chinese police in riot gear drive down a road in the Tibetan capital after violent protests broke out Photograph: AFP
A week of violence in Tibet
March 14: A Tibetan man removes his shoe to strike a passing Han Chinese man on his bicycle Photograph: AP
A week of violence in Tibet
March 14: A Chinese People's Liberation Army truck with a smashed windscreen drives through Lhasa Photograph: AFP
A week of violence in Tibet
March 14: A car is aflame after violent clashes Photograph: AFP
A week of violence in Tibet
March 14: Shops and personal property were damaged in the Lhasa violence Photograph: AFP
A week of violence in Tibet
March 14: Tibetans throw stones at army vehicles Photograph: AFP
A week of violence in Tibet
March 14: Firefighters put out the flames at a shop during the unrest Photograph: AP
A week of violence in Tibet
March 16: Tibetan youths prepare to attack a Han Chinese man on a street Photograph: AP
A week of violence in Tibet
March 16: The same man is beaten with sticks in a shop doorway Photograph: AFP
A week of violence in Tibet
March 18: The Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, speaks at a press conference in Beijing, China. He accuses the Dalai Lama and his supporters of being behind the unrest in Tibet and China Photograph: Robert F. Bukaty/AP
A week of violence in Tibet
March 18: The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, denies the Chinese claims at a press conference in Dharamsala, India. He appeals for calm in Tibet and "good relations" with China, but offers to quit as head of the exile movement if the violence worsens Photograph: Manan Vatsayana /AFP
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