Q: What is the cost of the damage in Gansu?

A: Damage is estimated at 230 million yuan.

Beating, smashing, looting and arson occurred in the counties of Xiahe, Maqu, Luqu and Jone and Hezuo City of Gannan.

Nearly all the shops in a street in Maqu were smashed, and many were torched. The street was covered with bricks, stones and glass fragments.

In the county seat of Xiahe, windows were broken. In Amuquhu town, Xiahe, not only windows of the local government, police bureau, health center and judiciary office were broken, but also trees in the police bureau were chopped down and televisions smashed.

Q: What are the casualties and damages in Sichuan?

A: One policeman was killed and several others injured in the latest assault in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province on March 24.

A group of rioters attacked the armed police officers on duty with knives and stones, forcing the police to fire warning shots, local officials said.

The total number of casualties and the cost of the damage caused by riot in Aba County, Sichuan, have yet to be determined.

Rioters, carrying rocks and home-made petrol bombs or waving the flag of the "Tibetan-government-in-exile", attacked government offices, including the county government office building, police stations, hospitals, schools, shops and markets.

They also torched houses and shops, burnt a dozen vehicles, and beat civilians, police and government officials.

(Xinhua News Agency March 26, 2008)