Three killed in riot in China's Xinjiang region
Three people were killed in rioting that erupted in China's restive far west Xinjiang region on Sunday, when locals burned vehicles and blocked traffic in the regional capital Urumqi, the state news agency reported.
"The regional government did not say how many people were involved in the unrest, but said they illegally gathered in several downtown places and engaged in beating, smashing, looting and burning," said the official Xinhua news agency. (Reuters)
