The whole nation were indignant and fiercely denounced all the cruel acts of the mob.

The spokesperson said currently the riot has been calmed down and social order in Lhasa had been restored.

The spokesperson said in the process of dealing with the March 14 riot in Lhasa, police always maintained great restraint and never used any lethal weapons.

Yishion outlet arson case

The suspects, themselves also young women, came to the shop on March 14 after other mobs broke into the shop and looted it, and set fire to the remaining clothes, according to Shan.

One suspect named Ben'gyi, 21, used a lighter to ignite jeans, another suspect, whose name is also Ben'gyi but 23 years old, set fire to other clothes and inflammable subjects. A 20-year-old Qime Lhazom threw clothes to the fire, said Shan.

They left the shop after the fire burnt fiercely, which caused the deaths of the five victims who were hiding in the shop, said Shan. The five victims were all young girls in their 20s.

Motorcycle shop arson case

Shan said the two male suspects involved in the motorcycle shop arson case were named Loyar, 25 and Kangzug, 22. Loyar participated in the riot at 10:00 p.m. on March 15, by throwing stones at shops, attacking police and setting fire to a grain shop named "Minhe". He later joined Kangzug to break into and set fire to a motorbike shop.

After the motorbike shop was burnt, Loyar went to a food shop next door and threw two liquid gas jars from the shop into the motorcycle shop, which caused the death of five victims hiding in a room on the second floor, said Shan.

She added that all the five criminal suspects have confessed their guilt after initial investigation.

(Xinhua News Agency March 25, 2008)