China stops issuing visas for Tibet

Foreign visitors will no longer be able to visit Tibet after the withdrawal of visas by China.

Hundreds of tourists have already left Tibet and those remaining have been asked to pack and leave within days.

The announcement follows the overflow of the Tibetan protest against Chinese rule into the neighbouring province of Sichuan, where Tibetan protestors have taken to the streets for the second day in a row.

Seven people are believed to have died in the resulting demonstrations.

In the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, there have also been renewed disturbances.

Chinese troops opened fire on a demonstration in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Friday.

While the Chinese authorities say that only ten people died in the shooting, the Tibetan government-in-exile is claiming that 80 people died.

Beijing has given an ultimatum to the demonstrators to end the protests by noon on Monday and report to the police.

~ from BigNews Network ~