Posted AT 12:35 PM EDT on 20/06/08
Tibet capital under lockdown for Olympic torch
LHASA — Three months after the Tibetan uprising, the ancient Buddhist quarter of Lhasa is sullen and subdued, weighed down by a heavy Chinese security presence on every corner.
Thousands of Chinese police and paramilitary troops have descended on the Tibetan capital in a massive lockdown as Beijing prepares to send the Olympic flame on a brief dash through the city Saturday morning.
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