Beijing: Chinese police have claimed to have arrested all the main suspects allegedly involved in four major cases during anti-government protests in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.
The protest have claimed 12 people. They were burnt to death.
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A suspect has admitted to his role in torching a motorcycle garage in Dagze county, killing five people, the local police said.
Three persons had been arrested for allegedly setting afire a clothing store where five women in their 20s were burnt to death, they said.
Suspects in two other cases had also been arrested, official Xinhua news agency quoted the police as saying.
The Tibetan government said families of two sales girls who were among the five women killed in the Lhasa riots had received compensation of USD 28,170 each.
An official with the regional government said the other victims were yet to be officially identified before their families could receive compensation.
According to official figures, at least 18 civilians and one police officer were killed and more than 600 people injured in the Lhasa riots.
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PTI