Monk's death sentence cummuted to life in prison

A Chinese court today spared the life of a Tibetan monk convicted of a series of fatal bombings, commuting his death sentence to life in prison, the government said, in a case that prompted an international outcry.

Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche, 54, was convicted in December 2002 and given a death sentence with a two-year reprieve, which expired today.