Yahoo! News: World - China

---

• Top official in China's volatile Urumqi sacked (AP)
• China sacks top officials over Xinjiang unrest (AFP)
• China sacks party boss of western city hit by unrest (Reuters)

Top official in China's volatile Urumqi sacked (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 06:15 PM PDT AP - Chinese leaders bowed to public demands and sacked the head of a western city wracked by communal violence and a bizarre string of needle attacks, hoping to calm uneasy mobs and end protests that percolated for a third day Saturday.

China sacks top officials over Xinjiang unrest (AFP) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 08:37 AM PDT AFP - China sacked two top officials in restive Xinjiang on Saturday as it moved to quell public uproar over syringe attacks in the region's capital Urumqi that sparked deadly protests.

China sacks party boss of western city hit by unrest (Reuters) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 08:36 AM PDT Reuters - China sacked the top official of the strife-torn city of Urumqi as well as the regional police chief on Saturday, as the town crept back to uneasy calm after days of sometimes deadly protests that inflamed ethnic enmity.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: World - China To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610