British monk dies after setting fire to himself in French monastery as 'political gesture'

A British monk has died after dousing himself in petrol and setting himself on fire at a Buddhist monastery in southern France. Venerable Lobsang Tonden, 38, who was born David Alain, may have been making a 'political gesture' against the Chinese occupation of Tibet, police said. Horrified fellow monks discovered the man ablaze at the Nalanda monastery in the village of Labastide-Saint-Georges at 5pm on Thursday.

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