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Comment (BEIJING (AFP) - - A top Tibet official has called for tighter security on Everest, saying the Dalai Lama is planning to sabotage the Olympic torch's ascent of the world's highest peak, the Tibet Daily said Wednesday.
Hao Peng, deputy governor of Tibet, carried out a personal inspection tour of the Everest base camp in Tibet on Sunday, joined by top officials from regional military, police and border security headquarters, the state-controlled newspaper said.
The Olympic torch relay, which is scheduled to ascend Everest in May, is expected to serve as a magnet for protesters on an array of issues, including opposition to China's crackdown on unrest in Tibet.
The relay, which kicked off its first international leg in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, is expected to see protests when the torch reaches London on Sunday, Paris on Monday and San Francisco next Wednesday.
Hao said the Everest leg was also a target for the Dalai Lama following the recent deadly unrest in the Hi...