Two Self-Immolations in Three days, by Tibetans

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(1) Burning at Labrang Monastery. Radio Free Asia (RFA), Oct 22, 2012 (blog).
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burn-10222012091551.html

Note:
(a) Chinese-language version of similar report has not appeared in either VOA Chinese or BBC Chinese.
(b) Self-Immolation at Famous Monastery in NW China. VOA, Oct 22, 2012 (blog)
http://blogs.voanews.com/breakin ... astery-in-nw-china/
identifies Lhamo Kyab died on Saturday outside "Bora monastery in Sangchu."
(i) I can not find the Chinese name for Bora Monastery.
(ii) 甘肃夏河县 博拉乡: Bora Amchok in Tibetan language; Bora township in transliteration.
(iii) Sanchu's Chinese name is Xiahe 甘肃省甘南藏族自治州(甘南州) 夏河县
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiahe_County
(home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery)  

(2) 甘肃再发生藏人自焚抗议事件. BBC Chinese, Oct 21, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... 1_tibet_china.shtml
(27岁的拉木嘉 [Lhamo Kyab]，是甘南藏族自治州夏河县博拉乡人; 在星期六下午2月20分左右在当地博拉寺附近的公路上自焚; 身亡)