The situation in Lhasa, Tibet's capital, has been basically under control after last Friday's commotion, said a veteran Tibetan official here on Wednesday.
Ragdi, former vice-chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, made the remark in Beijing at a meeting of the Counseling Committee on Development of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
The riot erupted in the plateau city on last Friday afternoon. Rioters killed 13 civilians and set fires at more than 300 locations and attacked schools, banks, hospitals, shops, government offices, utilities and state media offices.
A preliminary investigation showed at least 373 business people and 32 enterprises had reported damages from the riot, with losses exceeding 99.1 million yuan (about 14 million U.S. dollars) as of Tuesday night, according to the regional department of commerce.
Source: Xinhua
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