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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