China: Tibetans Set Themselves on Fire.

Two Tibetan men on Thursday set themselves on fire in the town of Barma in the mountainous area called Ngaba by Tibetans and Aba in Chinese, according to Tibet advocacy groups. The men, Sonam and Choephak Kyap, both in their 20s, are related to each other. Free Tibet, a group based in London, said witnesses reported that the men appeared to be critically injured; a researcher for another group said reports he received indicated that they had died. The episode took place outside a monastery, but the two are laymen. Since March 2011, at least 34 people in Tibetan areas of China have set themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule; more than two dozen have died. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]