인도 경찰이 인도 북부에서 티베트까지 행진하려던 티베트 망명자 2백60명을 체포했습니다.
인도 당국은 인도와 티베트 국경으로부터 약 1백80 킬로미터 떨어진 곳에서 티베트 시위자들이 어제 제지당했다고 밝혔습니다. 경찰은 이들이 석달 전 시작한 행진의 출발지점인 다람살라로 돌려보내질 것이라고 밝혔습니다.
시위자들은 중국의 티베트 통치에 항의하며, 2008 중국 베이징 올림픽의 개회식에 맞춰 티베트에 도착한다는 계획이었습니다.
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Police in northern India have arrested at least 260 Tibetan exiles marching toward their homeland.
Officials say the protesters were stopped Wednesday, about 180 kilometers from the border. Police say they will be sent back to the city of Dharmsala, where the march began three months ago.
The exiles say they were protesting Chinese rule in Tibet. They had hoped their arrival would coincide with the start of the Beijing Olympics.
March coordinators say about 50 protesters that trailed the main group were not arrested, and will still try to reach Tibet.
India is home to more than 100-thousand Tibetan exiles.
India's government has been increasingly cracking down on anti-China protests as it tries to improve relations with China after decades of mistrust.