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A Tibetan monk in western China set himself on fire in an anti-government protest, then was beaten and kicked by police, prompting hundreds of monks and others to rally, an exiled Tibetan monk said. A state news agency said the monk died Thursday.The 21-year-old monk, Phuntsog, who like many Tibetans goes by only one name, set himself on fire Wedne...

A Tibetan monk in western China set himself on fire in an anti-government protest, then was beaten and kicked by police, prompting hundreds of monks and others to rally, an exiled Tibetan monk said. A state news agency said the monk died Thursday.The 21-year-old monk, Phuntsog, who like many Tibetans goes by only one name, set himself on fire Wedne...