Tibetan man sets himself on fire to protest China

Published October 13, 2012 12:49pm ET



BEIJING (AP) — The grandfather of a revered Tibetan Buddhist figure died Saturday after setting himself on fire in protest of Chinese rule, the London-based rights group Free Tibet said.

The incident is the latest of dozens of self-immolations by Tibetans since 2009.

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