▁incident ▁on ▁Roman ian ▁station ▁Pro ▁FM . ▁Mate i ▁also ▁helped ▁hide ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Tib et an ▁refuge es ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁hours ▁before ▁the ▁refuge e ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁border ▁into ▁Nep al . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁official ▁Chinese ▁news ▁ag ency , ▁X in h ua , ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁border ▁gu ards ▁had ▁been ▁" for ced ▁to ▁defend ▁themselves " ▁after ▁the ▁refuge es ▁had ▁thrown ▁stones ▁at ▁them ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁border . ▁ ▁Mate i ▁successfully ▁sm ugg led ▁his ▁foot age ▁of ▁the ▁shooting ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Mate i ▁was ▁interview ed ▁on ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁television ▁station ▁Pro ▁TV . ▁Foot age ▁of ▁the ▁incident ▁was ▁shown ▁during ▁the ▁interview . ▁ ▁Chinese ▁authorities ▁initially ▁denied ▁that ▁K els ang ▁N amt so , ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁Buddh ist ▁nun , ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁September ▁ 3 0 ▁shooting , ▁saying ▁instead ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁captured ▁and ▁later ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁hospital ▁due ▁to ▁" lack ▁of ▁o xygen ." ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁foot age ▁showing ▁N amt so ▁being ▁shot , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁authorities ▁changed ▁their ▁account . ▁They ▁confirmed ▁that ▁N amt so ▁had ▁been ▁killed