Published Date:
06 July 2009
A PROTEST in China's restive Muslim far west turned violent yesterday, with activists saying police fired shots into the air and used batons to disperse a crowd of nearly 1,000 people.
More than 300 people, mostly Muslim Uighurs, had gathered to demand an inquiry into a brawl between Uighur and Han Chinese workers in southern China, in which two people were said to have died.
The full article contains 72 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
05 July 2009 10:16 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
