(New Delhi, India) Over 100 Tibetan activists, carrying Tibetan flags and shouting anti-China slogans, stormed the Chinese embassy today in New Delhi.
The protestors, who were clad in traditional Buddhist aprons and were wearing head bands in which slogans like "Free Tibet" and "Down with China" came in two buses at around 5.30 PM.It appears that the demonstration was timed to coincide with the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.
Swinging into immediate action, police detained the protesters and took them to the Chanakyapuri Police Station, Assistant Commissioner of Police Suman Nalwa, said.
Police have placed 110 Tibetans under arrest, she said.
During the clash with police, some of protesters were injured and fell unconscious.
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