Quoting a Tibetan source, the Tibetan administration in Dharamsala said that Sangyal Khar, an ethnic Tibetan, set himself on fire on December 16, 2014, right in front of the Police Station in Amchok town, Sangchu County, Kanlho Tibet Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu province. He set himself on fire right in front of the Police Station around 9 AM (local time). The situation in Amchok town remains tense as authorities cordoned off the area and put restrictions on local people's movement and communication lines.
Khar is the 134th Tibetan to immolate self, and 114th to succumb to the burns.
Large deployments of armed troops with riot shields were on the streets of central Lhasa on December 15 and 16, as Tibetans gathered to mark a major Tibetan religious festival, the anniversary of the death of Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) school of Tibetan Buddhism.
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