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Rocks Hurled At Chinese Embassy In The Hague - Police

THE HAGUE (AFP)--Demonstrators hurled rocks Monday at the Chinese embassy in The Hague and about 60 people were detained in a protest that followed deadly unrest in China's Xinjiang region, police said.

Rocks and cobble stones were hurled at the embassy building and several windows were broken.

Police spokeswoman Chantal Marges said "about 60 people" were held for failing to follow police orders.

The protesters were sat in front of the embassy surrounded by police. "We are awaiting reinforcements and vehicles to take them to a police station," the spokeswoman added.

About 200 people took part in the demonstration, which was called by the Association of East Turkmenistan Uighurs in the Netherlands.

China said Monday that at least 140 people were killed when Muslim Uighurs rioted in its Xinjiang region in some of the deadliest ethnic unrest to have hit the country for decades.

The violence in the regional capital Urumqi Sunday involved thousands of people and triggered an enormous security crackdown across Xinjiang, where tensions have long simmered amid Uighur claims of repressive Chinese rule.

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