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Xinjiang

Injured Taiwan tourists treated

Tourists from Taiwan injured in a bus crash in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have received timely treatment, the local Taiwan affairs office said on Friday. The bus was carrying 21, including 18 tourists and a guide from Taiwan, when the accident happened in Fuyun county at 4:29 pm on Wednesday. All the injured were taken to local hospitals for treatment. Four of the passengers, including one with serious injuries, are scheduled to return to Taiwan on Friday night. One slightly injured is being treated in hospital. The rest have continued on their journey.