At Least 156 Dead in China Street Riots
More Than 800 Injured As Chinese Muslims, Han Majority Clash in Xinjiang Region; Protests Reportedly Spread to Second City
The official Xinhua News Agency did not immediately give any other details in its one-sentence report early Tuesday.
It had said earlier that at least 140 people were dead and that the number "was still climbing." Another 828 people were reported injured in the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit the region in decades.
Security forces have clamped down on the provincial capital city of Urumqi and set up checkpoints to catch any fleeing ...
Full Story »



