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nationality. They are really tough.
“I had been following the people all the time. There were more and more people pouring
from Tromsikhang into the Barkhor area. There were about 100 people. There
were people from Amdo, Kham and Lhasa. There were also a few monks. People
walked around the Barkhor twice. While walking, they were shouting “Gyawa Rinpoche
kutse trilo tenpa sho” (Long live the Dalai Lama), “Bo Rangzen” (Tibetan Independence).
While they were walking around, they destroyed the shops owed by the
Chinese and Chinese Muslims. Silk and satin in one shop were thrown out, which
was colourful and they were scattered all over the ground. Some people also set fire to
Barkhor police station diagonally across from Jokhang Temple but it did not burn
fiercely. [...] Probably when it was nearly 3:00 pm or it just after 3:00 pm, people in
black clothes came, their faces covered and only showing two eyes. They were holding
guns and they fired at people. [...] These were special police. [...] There were about
30 or 40 people who were all dressed in black with their faces covered. They only
showed their eyes and were holding their guns high.
“At that time, I was at the entrance of North Barkhor street, I saw them rushing to
Tsuklakhang Square, and they threw tear-gas bombs into the crowd. People in the
front were stopped and arrested. Then they fired and killed people in the back.
“I, together with many people, was frightened and we retreated back into Barkhor
Street. But not very far from the entrance of North Barkor Street, it was right there
when a teenage girl picked up a stone and was about to throw it, the special police fired
at her, and the bullet pierced through her throat. She fell on the ground right away. At
that time I was over 10 or 20 meters away from her and I saw it very clearly. Many
people saw that. It was really horrible. [...] I think she was only 17- or 18-years old. [...]
That girl fell on the ground, twitching and bleeding. Very soon the car of the special
police drove over, their car looked like a Toyota 4500 in a dark color. The car stopped
right in front of the girl, then two special policemen jumped off the car, and threw the
girl’s corpse into the car. The car again continued to drive forward a little, then turned
back. It is very strange that after the car drove back and forth, there was no blood on
the ground. There was not even a blood stain on the ground. […]
“Except for this girl, I did not see any dead people. But a friend who owns a restaurant
in Barkhor saw from the roof that the special police fired and killed many people
in Barkhor. It is strange that these special policemen seemed to be in charge of Barkhor
only, not other areas. At that time, we saw that the corpse of the girl was being
taken away by the police car, I, together with other people, started to flee. I ran all the
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