Tibetan Monks Continue Protest

Tibetan monks in western China called for the return of their exiled spiritual leader Wednesday, as a top official warned that any disruption of the Olympic torch in Tibet would be severely punished. It was the second time in as many months that Tibetan monks have interrupted media tours led by Chinese authorities. The emotional outburst at the Labrang monastery in Xiahe, a town in Gansu province, began when a few monks started yelling slogans as journalists on a government organized trip entered the nearby main prayer hall. They said they want human rights and they want the Dalai Lama back. They want to preserve their religion and culture.