Number of victims at the street riots, that began on the eve, at China, had risen to 156. According to police, the death toll continues to rise. Previously reported 140 people dead and over 800 wounded.
Recall, today riots spread in city Kashgar the Xinjiang, of Uygur Autonomous Region. One of the rioters in Kashgar said, that more than 300 protesters took part in demonstrations around the Id Kah mosque. “We screamed at each other, but there were no clashes” – said the witness. At the same time, a mosque worker reported, that he heard the cries of protesters and police on the streets.
Riots in the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region city Urumchi been motivated by ethnic hatred. Demonstrators set fire to cars, down police barricades and smashed bus. The Chinese authorities have blamed for the ethnic unrest in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Uighur activists in exile. According to Chinese media, the initial investigation revealed that “the violence was inspired by the separatist World Uighur Congress.”
Islam Uighurs make up almost half the population of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, but activists claim of harassment by the Chinese-Han. Some leaders of the Uighur movement in favor of independence, forcing the central government of China to keep the region under intensive supervision. Organization, that defends their interests, the World Uyghur Congress is based in Germany. It is headed by former Chinese Entrepreneur political immigrant Rebiya Kadeer.
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