Two Tibetans set themselves on fire Friday in restive Ngaba prefecture , protesting against Chinese rule and calling for the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet.One of them is believed to have died.A man, thought to be a lay person, set himself on fire near Kirti Monastery in Ngaba town at around 2:50 p.m.local time.His well-being and whereabouts are unknown.A second person also self-immolated nearby at the same time and is reported to have died at the scene.The flames were huge and the layman might have probably died and there is less of a chance for the monk to survive.The Chinese police and army landed at the site and forcibly took them away.
The self-immolations came as tens of thousands of Buddhist pilgrims from around the world traveled this week to Bodhgaya, a town in northern India, to hear the Dalai Lama give the "Kalachakra" religious teachings.