China detains hundreds of Tibet protesters

Hundreds of people have been detained in Lhasa after two men set themselves on fire in the Tibetan regional capital, a US-based broadcaster said, as a young mother became the latest Tibetan to self-immolate.
Radio Free Asia said Chinese security forces had rounded up six hundred residents and pilgrims in the wake of Sunday's incident, the first major protest in the heavily guarded city since deadly anti-government riots in 2008.
More than 30 people have set themselves on fire in Tibetan-inhabited areas of China since the start of March 2011 in protest at what they say is religious and cultural repression by the Chinese authorities.