Sources said an unidentified monk set himself ablaze at Lab monastery in Tridu county, the scene of protests against Chinese rule by about 1,000 Tibetans on Wednesday.The county is in Yulshul prefecture.The name and other details of the monk protester were not immediately available.After that incident, the Chinese authorities took away the Khenpo and other high lamas of the monastery to the prefecture headquarters in Yushu.The monks of Lab monastery and other Tibetans in the area are waiting for the Khenpo and lamas to return.If they do not return by today, they are determined to start protests against the Chinese authorities.
Lab monastery is located on the other side of the mountain where 1,400 Tibetans had protested against Chinese rule a day earlier.