<p>The two were protesting the presence of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Bangalore.<br />The RIC meeting, followed by bilateral talks between India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and Yang, took place at the Leena Palace Hotel.<br /><br />The hotel was guarded by around 300 policemen.<br /><br />Bangalore police faced severe embarrassment in April 2005 when a Tibetan protestor breached security at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit. The protester climbed on top of a tower and waved a 'Free Tibet' banner.<br /><br />This time city police commissioner Shankar Bidari had warned the Tibetans against any attempt to breach security at the venue of the meetings.<br /><br />A small group of Tibetans, however, staged a demonstration at Ejipura, about 10 km from the hotel, on Monday against Yang's visit.<br /><br />Karnataka has the largest Tibetan refugee population in the country. Around 40,000 of the 1.20 lakh Tibetan refugees in India live in the state. </p>
<p>The two were protesting the presence of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Bangalore.<br />The RIC meeting, followed by bilateral talks between India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and Yang, took place at the Leena Palace Hotel.<br /><br />The hotel was guarded by around 300 policemen.<br /><br />Bangalore police faced severe embarrassment in April 2005 when a Tibetan protestor breached security at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit. The protester climbed on top of a tower and waved a 'Free Tibet' banner.<br /><br />This time city police commissioner Shankar Bidari had warned the Tibetans against any attempt to breach security at the venue of the meetings.<br /><br />A small group of Tibetans, however, staged a demonstration at Ejipura, about 10 km from the hotel, on Monday against Yang's visit.<br /><br />Karnataka has the largest Tibetan refugee population in the country. Around 40,000 of the 1.20 lakh Tibetan refugees in India live in the state. </p>