A Tibetan mother-of-four has died after setting herself on fire in south-west China, BBC News reported.
The UK-based Free Tibet group said the woman set herself on fire near the Kirti Monastery in Aba prefecture in Sichuan province.
It is the latest in a spate of self-immolations by ethnic Tibetans in apparent protest against Chinese rule.
Security in Tibetan areas of China has been further tightened ahead of sensitive anniversaries.
The Kirti Monastery has been at the forefront of pro-Tibetan protests in recent months.
Reports said that the woman, with her body in flames, shouted for Tibetan freedom and the return of spiritual leader the Dalai Lama before she died.
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