A 18-year-old Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in protest against Chinese rule

Exile Tibetans pray as they hold a candlelit vigil upon hearing the news of a self-immolation by a Tibetan Buddhist Monk in eastern Tibet in Dharmsala, India, Sunday, July 21, 2013.

The exiles claim that Kunchok Sonam, an 18-year-old Buddhist Monk died after setting himself on fire on Saturday in Eastern Tibet. Recent years have seen the self-immolation of a reported 119 Tibetans in protest against the Chinese rule. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Ashwini Bhatia>