Two Tibetan monks in China die after self-immolations

The monks, aged 20 and 23, set themselves on fire at the Kirti monastery in Aba county, said Radio Free Asia and Free Tibet.



The monastery has been a focal point of protests in recent months.



More than 100 Tibetans, mostly young monks, have set themselves on fire since 2011 - many fatally - in apparent protest against Chinese rule.



The monks, who reports identify as Lobsang Dawa, 20, and Konchog Woeser, 23, set themselves on fire on Wednesday, US-based Radio Free Asia and London-based Free Tibet said.The monks at the monastery held prayers for the two who died and their bodies were to be cremated on Thursday, Radio Free Asia added.



The majority of the self-immolations since 2011 have taken place in ethnic Tibetan areas outside Tibet, many in Aba county.The monks at the monastery held prayers for the two who died and their bodies were to be cremated on Thursday, Radio Free Asia added.



The majority of the self-immolations since 2011 have taken place in ethnic Tibetan areas outside Tibet, many in Aba county.
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