Thousands join Tibetan funeral

New Delhi - A Tibetan who set himself on fire to protest against police breaking up a marathon hunger-strike here has been cremated…

New Delhi - A Tibetan who set himself on fire to protest against police breaking up a marathon hunger-strike here has been cremated in northern India amid anti-Chinese rallies.

Tibetans took to the streets during the cremation of Thupten Ngodub, who died in New Delhi on Wednesday of 100 per cent burns. The cremation, attended by thousands of Tibetans, was held in Dharam sala, the northern Indian hilltop base of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

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