Name: Lobsang Kalsang
Age: 18
Status: Died
Father’s Name: Tsekho Dorjee
Mother’s Name: Sangay Don
Affiliation: Monk of Kirti Monastery
Location of incident: Near the eastern gate of Kirti Monastery, Ngaba province
Date of Self-immolation: 2012-08-27
Info: Two teenage Tibetans, a monk and a layperson who are believed to have been cousins, set themselves on fire on August 27 in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba). The self-immolations took place near the eastern gate of Kirti monastery. Lobsang Kelsang, 18, was seen walking with flames shooting from his body before he collapsed to the ground, according to Kirti monks in exile in Dharamsala, India. It is not known what he shouted or said as he set himself on fire. Chinese security personnel extinguished the flames and took both men initially to the hospital in Ngaba town, but later moved them to a hospital in Barkham. According to the Kirti monks in exile, both young men died in hospital.
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