Chinese police shot dead two people on Monday in renewed unrest in the far northwestern region of Xinjiang, state media said, after at least 184 people died in riots last week. State radio said the two killed in the regional capital Urumqi were ethnic Uighurs. Police were trying to stop them attacking another Uighur when the security forces opened fire, the report said. Another Uighur was injured.
State media said earlier in the day that demonstrations against Chinese consulates in Europe and the United States showed that ethnic riots wereorchestrated.Demonstrators threw eggs, Molotov cocktails and stones at several Chinese embassies and consulates, including in Ankara, Oslo, Munich and the Netherlands, Xinhua news agency said.
While security forces blanketed the city, more and more businesses are reopening.
The government is not going to relax its grip in Urumqi anytime soon. Police will take in for questioning anyone who cannot produce an identity card or driving license. People are also banned from shouting slogans, distributing leaflets or gathering for lectures in the streets.
