Chinese nationals protest on Ladakh border during Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations

Vehicles with Chinese nationals dressed in civilian clothes reached close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and protested against Tibetans celebrating an annual festival in the region. They displayed banners saying 'ban all activities to spilt Tibet'.

Sources said this was in reaction to a Tibetan flag being waved during the festivities in Koyul village near Demchok.

Eleven people on two vehicles were spotted. They stopped for around 40 minutes and stood across River Indus on their side of the LAC.