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(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-09-12 07:43 Shanghai Suicide by fire A man burned himself to death yesterday morning on the city's landmark waterfront, the Bund, Shanghai police said. The man, aged about 50, wrapped himself in a blanket soaked in fuel and lit it at about 11 am at Chen Yi Park, they said. Witnesses said the fire burned for about 20 minutes and was so hot that no one could get close enough to help the man. The emergency services were notified and arrived soon after. The identity of the man and his motives are being investigated, police said. Xinjiang Terrorists condemned Nur Bekri, chairman of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, has condemned Rebiya Kadeer and other separatist forces for masterminding a series of terrorist activities in Xinjiang on the run-up to and during the Beijing Olympic Games, China News Service reported yesterday. During a speech at a regional government meeting on Wednesday, Bekri said the World Uygur Congress led by Rebiya and the Turkestan Islamic Movement were the "real criminals" behind three attacks on Aug 4, 10 and 12. Beijing Tourist numbers down Beijing received 389,000 overseas tourists last month, a drop of 7.2 percent from the same period of last year, the city's tourism administration said on its website yesterday. In the first eight months, the capital received 2.54 million overseas tourists, down 8.9 percent on last year, it said. The biggest declines were in the numbers of tourists from other Asian countries and from Africa, the administration said. China Daily (China Daily 09/12/2008 page4) |
