The four Falun Gong followers
who set themselves ablaze in Tiananmen Square last month are
still in critical condition, despite all-out rescue efforts
by the Chinese government, a senior anti-cult official said
Tuesday.
Liu Jing, head of the
newly-set-up Anti-Cult Office under the State Council, told
a press conference that the treatment currently focus on the
curing of the burnt parts and nutritive support to prevent
the occurrence of burn syndrome.
Five
Falun Gong followers from central China's Henan Province set
themselves on fire in the square on January 23. One died
immediately, and the other four were rushed to hospital with
serious burns.
Among the four injured
are Chen Guo, a 19-year-old music student, and Liu Siying, a
12-year-old girl.