The New Nation - Internet Edition

AP, Beijing

China on Tuesday accused "Tibet independence forces" of planning to use suicide squads to trigger bloody attacks - the lastest in a string of accusations that have taken aim at supporters of the Dalai Lama. The prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile denied the claims, saying Tibetans are committed to a "nonviolent path." "To our knowledge, the next plan of the Tibetan independence forces is to organize suicide squads to launch violent attacks," Public Security Bureau spokesman Wu Heping said Tuesday. "They claimed that they fear neither bloodshed nor sacrifice," Wu told a news conference. Wu offered no firm evidence to support his claims. Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama and his supporters of orchestrating anti-government riots in Lhasa last month as part of a campaign to sabotage the August Beijing Olympics and promote Tibetan independence.