A Tibetan monk set himself on fire in Kathmandu Tuesday morning, just days after the Nepali government vowed to curb "anti-China activities" on its soil.
The monk set himself on fire apparently in protest against the Chinese policies in Tibet.
The fiery incident took place in the premises of the holy Buddhist shrine, Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, at around 7.30 a.m. local time. The Washington Post reported that the monk was rushed to a local hospital in a critical condition but an eye-witness there told the Headlines and Global News that the monk succumbed to burn injuries within minutes of the immolation.
The monk is from Shegatse area of Central Tibet and a photo received by the Headlines and Global News shows his body completely burned to a crisp.(The picture is too gruesome to be displayed).
Around 34 state-of-the-art CCTV cameras have been installed in strategic locations including the premises of the ancient Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu after a Tibetan monk Drupchen Tsering set himself on fire earlier this year.
This is the third incident of self-immolation by Tibetan monks in Kathmandu. More than one hundred Tibetans in recent years have set themselves on fire in Tibet in protest against the Beijing government.
As a result of severe clamp down and tight security in their homeland, Tibetans are now coming out and resorting to such fiery acts in the neighboring countries, hoping to gain greater attention from the international communities including the United Nations.
