Across China: Xinjiang
China Daily | Updated: 2010-01-27 07:57
Four get death for riots
Four more people were sentenced to death for their involvement in last year's July 5 riot in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Monday, the official tianshannet.com.cn reported yesterday.
In total, 13 accused were tried on Monday at the Urumqi Intermediate Court. Four received death sentences while two others were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.
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