THE TELEGRAPH: At least 140 people have been killed in rioting in the capital of China's northwestern region of Xinjiang.
The government has blamed exiled Muslim separatists for the area's worst case of ethnic unrest in years.
Hundreds of rioters have been arrested, the official Xinhua news agency reported, after rock-throwing Uighurs took to the streets of the regional capital on Sunday, some burning and smashing vehicles and confronting ranks of anti-riot police.
Urumqi residents were unable to access the internet on Monday, several said. "The city is basically under martial law," accordinding to Yang Jin, a dried fruit merchant.
The unrest underscores the volatile ethnic tensions that have accompanied China's growing economic and political stake in its western frontiers. >>> | Monday, July 06, 2009
