Posted AT 4:09 PM EDT on 15/03/08
Tibetan exile group says at least 30 killed in Chinese crackdown
BEIJING — China ordered tourists out of Tibet's capital Saturday while troops on foot and in armoured vehicles patrolled the streets and confined government workers to their offices, a day after riots that a Tibetan exile group said left at least 30 protesters dead.
The demonstrations against Chinese rule of Tibet are the largest and most violent in the region in nearly two decades.
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