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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 10800466" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nYNKYmGHZlc/TffeP1q_9DI/AAAAAAAAAAo/loUvjSWWJ04/s250/tibet-flag.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />A Tibetan monk set himself on fire and died on Monday in southwest  China, state media and a witness said, months after another  self-immolation in the restive area sparked a crackdown by authorities.The  29-year-old monk set himself on fire in Sichuan province's Daofu county  and died of his injuries, the official Xinhua news agency reported,  quoting local authorities. A hotel receptionist near the scene confirmed  the incident."I saw a monk lying on the ground and burning, he  died right in front of the county government building. Before setting  himself on fire, he was distributing leaflets," the receptionist, who  refused to be named, told AFP over the phone.An official at the Daofu government office refused to comment when contacted by AFP.Many  Tibetans in this area of Sichuan bristle against what they say is  repressive Chinese rule -- a claim Beijing denies -- and the region has  experienced several bouts of unrest over the past few years.According  to the London-based Free Tibet rights group, the monk -- called Tsewang  Norbu -- came from the Nyitso monastery. He drank petrol, sprayed  himself with the flammable liquid and set himself on fire, the group  said.He was heard calling out "We Tibetan people want freedom",  "Long live the Dalai Lama", and "Let the Dalai Lama return to Tibet"  before he died, it added.This is the second reported  self-immolation this year in this area of Sichuan, where many monks  revere the Dalai Lama -- Tibet's spiritual leader -- who fled China in  1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule.<img src="http://www.google.com/hostednews/img/afp_logo.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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