Police: 12 Tibetan refugees arrested in protest outside U.N. office

KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) - At least 12 Tibetan refugees - including some monks - were arrested Saturday for obstructing traffic in front of the United Nations office here, police said.

"They were arrested because they were obstructing the road in front of the U.N. office," police spokesman Sushil Bar Singh Thapa told CNN. "They will be released by evening."

However, Free Tibet activists put the figure of those arrested at 48.

Tibetan protesters have been clashing with police since March 10, the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule.
– From CNN's Manesh Shrestha