Tibetan villager self-immolates in NW China
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A Tibetan villager died after setting himself ablaze near a monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province on Tuesday, a provincial government source said.
The self-immolation happened near Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, located in the Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Gannan, at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, the source said.
The man was identified as a 58-year-old villager from Jiujia township.
The local government is handling the incident.
