Name: Sungdue Kyab
Age: 17
Status: Unkown
Father’s Name: Tsepa
Mother’s Name: Bendey Tso
Affiliation: Bora, Labrang Tashi Khyil, Sangchu County
Location of incident: Bora,Sangchu County, Ganlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Ch: Gansu Province)
Date of Self-immolation: 2012-12-02
Info: A young Tibetan man set fire to himself along the road to Bora monatery, in Sangchu county, on December 2, according to Tibetans in exile in contact with Tibetans in Tibet. Sungdue Kyab, 17-years old, is married and having a 2-year old son. Sungdue Kyab survived his protest and was taken away by police, reportedly to the hospital in the city of Tsoe in Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province. Local Tibetans and monks from Bora monastery gathered at the site of the protest, when the scene became very tense, according to the same Tibetan sources.
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