International figures , including the Dalai Lama , Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Myanmar Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi , condemned Judgment_communication the attacks Attack .

There had been a series of violent border incidents Hostile_encounter after the 1959 Tibetan uprising Change_of_leadership , when India had granted Giving asylum to the Dalai Lama .

The Dalai Lama had fled Escaping to safety , first in Mongolia and later in China , but thousands of Tibetans armed Hold with antiquated muzzle-loaders and swords had been mown down by modern rifles and Maxim machine guns while attempting to block Hindering the British advance Motion .