### [2012-01-6](/feed/2012/01/6/index.md)

##### Tibet
# A Tibetan protester sets himself on fire in Sichuan, China. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16451191)

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