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China denies those allegations and says Tibetan 'rioters' were responsible for 21 deaths. </P> <P>Critics of the Chinese government have accused it of sealing off Tibet so it can conduct its security crackdown without foreign witnesses. </P> <P>Mr Qin said that once stability was restored to Tibet, the government would consider allowing foreign journalists to enter the Himalayan region. </P> <P>The Olympic torch was originally scheduled to travel through Tibet for three days next week - accompanied by foreign reporters - as part of its relay ahead of the Beijing Games. </P> <P>But organisers have said the leg would be shortened to just one day as part of a rescheduling due to last month's deadly earthquake in Sichuan province. </P> <P>Despite repeated requests, they have not disclosed when the Tibet relay leg will happen or whether foreign reporters will be allowed to go. -- AFP<BR>&nbsp;<BR></P> </div> <div class="pagebreak">page:<strong><a href="../Html/2008614215028-1.Html">[1]page</a>&nbsp;</strong></div> <div id="txtBottom"> <span>[<A href="javascript:doPrint()"> Printing</A>] [<A class=black href="javascript:window.close()">Closure</A>]</span> </div><!--/ txtBottom--> <div id="next" style="margin-left:20px;"> <div> <p> <span style="font-size:12px; 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