London: More than 100 demonstrators rallied outside the Chinese embassy in London today, as a deadline passed for protesters in Tibet to surrender or face heavy punishment.

"Free Tibet, stop the killing in Tibet" and "Chinese out" the protesters chanted and at one point briefly surged towards the embassy, before being kept back by police.

Tashi Gyaltsen, who lives in London after his parents fled Tibet as children, said: "We are here to show our support for Tibetans who are risking everything to protest.

"As free Tibetans living in the UK, we are very lucky to be able to protest without any danger to our lives," added the 31-year-old. "It is so sad -- Tibetans in Tibet are in the worst situation.

"Everything they do is under restrictions," he said, as the midnight Tibet time (2130 IST) Chinese deadline passed.

Source : PTI