Qiangba Puncog, Tibet Autonomous Regional Government chairman, said on Monday that the latest riot in Lhasa was out of conspiracy jointly made by domestic and overseas separatists who are advocating "Tibet independence".

The Dalai clique masterminded, well planned and carefully organized the severe violence on March 14 in Lhasa, Qiangba Puncog said, citing that the rioters' activities were "crime".

(Xinhua News Agency, March 17, 2008)