(CNN) -- An 18-year-old Tibetan monk set himself on fire in a monastery in China's Sichuan province, according to advocacy organizations and the Tibetan government in exile. The teenager, identified as Lobsan Lobzin, self-immolated, shouted slogans and attempted to march towards the local government's office in the town of Ngaba around noon Tuesday, according to the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), which functions as the government of Tibetans outside the Chinese territory. It was unclear what Lobzin shouted before he died, according to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, a group based in India. My Take: Why the Dalai Lama cannot condemn Tibetan self-immolations
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18-year-old Tibetan monk set himself on fire in a monastery Tuesday
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Lobsan Lobzin became the 44th Tibetan to self-immolate since 2009
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Self-immolation have become common form of protest against Beijing
After Lobzin's death, @placeholder forces headed towards the monastery, but local Tibetans blocked a bridge to prevent the police from a possible confrontation, according to CTA and several Tibetan advocacy groups.