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BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - Tibetan protesters who committed serious crimes will be dealt with harshly but those who show remorse can expect leniency, Tibet's governor said on Monday ahead of a midnight deadline for rioters to hand themselves in.

"We have been dealing with the incident in accordance with the law," Qiangba Puncog, the government chief in Tibet, told a news conference on last week's rioting in Tibet's capital, Lhasa, and the outbreak of rioting by Tibetans in neighbouring Chinese provinces at the weekend.

"China is a country ruled by law. No country would allow this violence," he told the news conference in Beijing.

"For those people who are still active or have committed serious crimes, we will deal with them harshly. If these people can provide further information about those involved, than they could be treated more leniently." (Reporting by Chris Buckley; Editing by John Chalmers)

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