Tibetan authorities say mob kill innocent people, demand surrender

LHASA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Law enforcement authorities in China's Tibet Autonomous Region issued a notice on Saturday, urging lawbreakers in Friday's riot to stop their criminal activities and offering leniency to those who surrender themselves.

The Tibetan high people's court, the regional people's procuratorate and the regional public security bureau said in the notice the rioters had set fire to schools, hospitals, children entertainment centers, shops and civilian houses, confronted law enforcement agents and killed innocent people. These activities had violated Chinese criminal law, it said.

The notice demanded the lawbreakers to give themselves in by Monday midnight, and promised that mitigation and leniency would be given to those who surrender.