Foreign media allowed into Tibet ahead of rioting anniversary

Lhasa, China - A security official takes photos of monks and foreign journalists at Sera Monastery in Lhasa in Tibet Autonomous Region on Feb. 11. China allowed a group of foreign journalists into Tibet on a government-organized tour, a month ahead of the first anniversary of violence that rocked the region. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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