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Two Tibetans die in latest self-immolations: report

Two Tibetan men died in separate self-immolations on Monday, China’s state media said, the eighth and ninth reported to have set themselves on fire in the last week as the ruling Communists gather for a leadership transition. Both incidents took place in Dowa township in Tongren, a county in northwest. Leadership Transition in China