Overseas journalists arrive in Lhasa

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Source: CCTV.com | 03-28-2008 08:44

A contingent of domestic and foreign journalists has arrived in Lhasa for a two-day reporting tour.

Wangdui(C), a managerial personnel with Xinhua News Agency  Tibet Branch, tells how the agency's building was burnt by  the rioters as overseas journalists listen during an interview  in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region,  March 27, 2008. A tour by overseas reporters to cover the  aftermath of the Lhasa riot went on as scheduled on Thursday.  The reporters, from 19 media organizations including the U.S.-based Associated Press, Britain's Financial Times and the South  China Morning Post in Hong Kong, were touring the Tibetan capital  on a three-day trip in Lhasa following the riot on March 14. (Xinhua Photo)

The group consists of journalists from 21 media organizations. They began their tour early on Thursday morning by interviewing witnesses and victims in the recent riots. They also visited some of the places worst hit by the violence, including the Jokhang Temple and its surrounding areas.