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The number of people killed in Friday's clashes remained in dispute. The Tibetan government in exile said at least 80 people were killed by
Authorities had urged those who participated in the protests to turn themselves in, offering them leniency if they did.
"Those who surrender and provide information on other lawbreakers will be exempt from punishment," Xinhua quoted a police notice as saying.
Doje Cering, 25, told Xinhua he smashed a red car and a white van with stones during the protests. He said he was drunk at home when he heard someone shouting at him to get out or they would burn down his house. He told Xinhua he blindly followed them.
"I was very disturbed by what I did," another protester, 53-year-old Gyaincain, told Xinhua. "My family has persuaded me to give in to police."
Baema Chilain, vice-chairman of the regional government, told Xinhua some people had turned in money they had looted.
A preliminary investigation showed the violence caused losses exceeding 99.1 million yuan, or about $14 million, as of Tuesday night, Xinhua said, citing the regional department of commerce.
Earlier Tuesday, police arrested dozens of people during demonstrations by Tibetan exiles in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu who said they are upset about the treatment of the protesters in
Tuesday marked the second day of arrests of Tibetan exiles in front of the United Nations' offices in
"Altogether 54 Tibetans were arrested for obstructing traffic in front of the U.N. offices," police spokesman Sushil Bar Singh Thapa said.
Tibetan exiles had gone to the U.N. office to ask the international body to put pressure on the Chinese government to "allow demonstrators to exercise their right to freedom of expression and assembly" and "release all Tibetans who have been arrested or detained," protesters said.
Separately Tuesday, the local administration of
"We only questioned them about their ongoing protests as per the rule of the land," said the chief of
One of the monks, however, told CNN that they were warned not to be involved in anti-China protests or they would be sent to
But Khanal insisted that authorities did not tell the monks whether they could or could not protest.
On Monday, 48 Tibetans were arrested, but were released later in the evening. Police also fired tear gas shells to disperse protesting Tibetans on Monday.
Meanwhile, about 150 Tibetans, including about 100 monks, began a 24-hour hunger strike in
The Dalai Lama said Tuesday he would step down as leader of
"The Chinese prime minister accuses me of all these things I said," the Dalai Lama said.
"Absolutely not. Prime minister come here and investigate thoroughly all our files, or record my speeches. Then the prime minister will know how much is distorted by local officials."
However, he said he was concerned by the wave of violence in
"If things go out of control then my only option is to completely resign," he said.
A spokesman for the Dalai Lama later clarified that he was referring to his political role as Tibetan leader-in-exile, rather than his spiritual role, AP said.
"If the Tibetans were to choose the path of violence he would have to resign because he is completely committed to non-violence," Tenzin Takhla told reporters.
"He would resign as the political leader and head of state, but not as the Dalai Lama. He will always be the Dalai Lama."
Earlier, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao had blamed supporters of the Dalai Lama for the recent violence in
He also said Chinese forces exercised restraint in confronting unrest there.
"There is ample fact and we also have plenty of evidence proving that this incident was organized, premeditated, masterminded and incited by the Dalai clique," Wen said in a televised news conference.
The precise number of victims -- and which side they were on -- remained in dispute, but James Miles, a reporter for The Economist, said it appeared that the dead included Tibetans as well as Han Chinese who live and operate businesses in
Additional clashes have been reported in other parts of
Some Tibetans have long advocated independence for Tibet, which is formally an autonomous region of
Meanwhile global protests have gathered pace, with shows of support for Tibetan independence in
The Dalai Lama accused
"Those claims that the Chinese government is engaged in so-called cultural genocide are lies," he said, pledging that
"We will continue to help
"We have really urged the Chinese over several years to find a way to talk with the Dalai Lama, who is a figure of authority, who is not a separatist, and to find a way to engage him and bring his moral weight to a more sustainable and better solution of the
The U.S. State Department urged restraint as the Chinese government responds to the Tibetan protesters.
Meanwhile, CNN's John Vause witnessed the movement of Chinese military convoys near
"We saw a convoy of military vehicles heading north on the road to
There are also reports of violence by Tibetans against ethnic Chinese.
A CNN crew tried to travel to
During his news conference, Wen made it clear that government forces would maintain control.
"We are fully capable of maintaining stability and normal public order in