China riot death toll crosses 100 mark, 800 injured

BEIJING - Over 100 people have been killed and 800 injured in riots that broke out Sunday in Xinjiang province in western China. nitial reports said that just four people had been killed in running battles with police that left burned-out cars and buses and several smashed shop-fronts, but according to The Telegraph, the death toll is far higher.

Facts about the history, geography, population, economy and politics of Xinjiang

Facts about the history, geography, politics and economy of the Xinjiang region of China.

China official says 140 people killed, 828 hurt amid riots in restive far west

URUMQI, China — Violent street battles killed at least 140 people and injured 828 others in the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit China’s volatile western Xinjiang region in decades, and officials said Monday the death toll was expected to rise.

Four killed in China ethnic clashes

URUMQI - At least four people, including a police official, were killed and dozens injured in clashes between Uyghurs and members of China’s Han majority in northwestern Xinjiang province, authorities said Monday.

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