Nepalese police broke up an anti-China protest Thursday by more than 250 Tibetan exiles, including many Buddhist monks and nuns, detaining all of them.
The protesters managed to break past a police line and reached the gates of the Chinese Embassy's visa office in Katmandu before being pushed back by police.
"Stop killing in Tibet. Stop rights violations," the protesters chanted as they were taken away by police.
There were brief scuffles between the police and protesters and at least one protester was slightly hurt.
Police official Ramesh Thapa said all 250 protesters were detained. They were expected to be released later in the day without charges.
Tibetans in Nepal began almost daily protests in March against China's crackdown in their homeland, but temporarily halted the demonstrations last month after the Tibetan government-in-exile based in India asked them to stop because of the massive earthquake in China. The protests resumed Tuesday with a demonstration by about 25 people.
Nepal's police have broken up almost all of the anti-China protests and detained participants. Officials say they will not allow demonstrations that could harm Nepal's friendly relations with neighboring China.
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