China also sent more troops to the region to control the riots, which started in Lhasa last Friday.

Rattled by the protests, China has ordered its “largest mobilisation” since the unrest began, according to a BBC report. “Four-hundred armoured personnel carriers were seen on the main road,” the report said.

Moreover, authorities had asked rioters to surrender by Monday midnight and had warned that harsh action would be taken against those who failed to do so.

Lhasa, Gannan and Aba provinces are struggling to recover, officials said. In an updated report, the Chinese government said 325 people were injured in Lhasa and 28 million dollars in damages were inflicted. Although the Chinese government says only 13 people died in the riots, the Tibetan government in exile in Dharamshala says 99 have so far died in clashes with security forces.

Prince to meet

Britain’s Prince Charles will meet Dalai Lama during the exiled Tibetan leader’s scheduled visit to London in May, the Prince’s spokesman said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown also told parliament that he, too, will meet Dalai Lama. But Brown’s decision was criticised by the Chinese government.

For Prince Charles, it will be his second meeting with Dalai Lama since their first meeting in 2004 in London. Prince Charles has also let it known to China that he will not attend the Olympic Games in Beijing if he was invited.