Monastery

Located at the foot of Mt Sinai, it is the world’s oldest monastery

Post-mortem report said automatic weapons were likely used at close range

Residents and local Christians regularly make the winding hike up to the monastery to pray or seek solace

China has ruled Tibet since the 1950s, and has been accused of trying to eradicate its Buddhist-based culture

Chinese law promises freedom of religion but authorities keep a close eye on religious believers and institutions

Dating back to the fourth century AD, the Catholic monastery lies just 30 kilometres south of Iraq's second city