Victims of rioting treated in Chengdu

In a spacious ward of the orthopedics department, on the 16th floor of Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, lay five patients whose faces and limbs were covered with gauze and bandages.

"They arrived at around 6 am (on Sunday). Four are in critical condition - all of them have concussions," said Tan Bo, the surgeon in charge of the patients. The aircraft carrying the patients from Vietnam landed in Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 5 am on Sunday.

"It is feared their brains may bleed, which would be dangerous 48 to 72 hours after a concussion," Tan said of his patients.