Trials for riot suspects set for August

Trials for suspects in the deadly July 5 riot in Urumqi are expected to start the middle of next month, a source told China Daily yesterday, on the same day that police issued photos of 15 suspects they want to apprehend.

The Urumqi Intermediate People's Court has been preparing for the hearings, according to the source.

Authorities have arrested 253 more suspects in connection with the riot in the capital of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region; 1,400 were detained earlier, according to police.