11-21-2006, 02:14 AM
<b>Hu visit halts Delhi traffic as monks protest on Tibet</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->BUDDHIST monks in maroon and saffron robes brought traffic in congested New Delhi to a halt last night ahead of the arrival in the city of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
More than 1000 demonstrators calling for an end to Beijing's rule in Tibet chanted slogans protesting at Mr Hu's visit to India, while tens of thousands of police and paramilitary forces guarded the route he was expected to take after arriving at the Indira Gandhi International airport.
Tibetans traditionally give Chinese leaders a hostile reception when they visit India. Tibetan leaders across the country have been placed on a special security watch to coincide with the visit.
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More than 1000 demonstrators calling for an end to Beijing's rule in Tibet chanted slogans protesting at Mr Hu's visit to India, while tens of thousands of police and paramilitary forces guarded the route he was expected to take after arriving at the Indira Gandhi International airport.
Tibetans traditionally give Chinese leaders a hostile reception when they visit India. Tibetan leaders across the country have been placed on a special security watch to coincide with the visit.
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