Muslims clash with Chinese police
Hundreds of local Hui Muslims clashed with police in northwestern China, after the authorities moved to demolish a mosque, said reports.
Monday, 02.01.2012.
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Hundreds of local Hui Muslims clashed with police in northwestern China, after the authorities moved to demolish a mosque, said reports. The news agencies are quoting police and activist sources. Muslims clash with Chinese police The violence broke out on Friday in Hexi, a town in the Ningxi region. The demolished structure was found to be illegal by the authorities. The Hong Kong Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said that "1,000 police officers were deployed to tear down the mosque", and that "50 people were injured, and more than 100 arrested" after the incident. The center also quoted one witness, who claimed that two people were also killed, but could not confirm this. An anonymous local police official said that 80 people were detained during the arrest, but denied there were any deaths. China's communist government closely monitors religious activity and worries that mosques and churches might become centers for anti-government agitation, reported VOA. The Hui are members of one of several Muslim minority groups in China. Beta
Muslims clash with Chinese police
The violence broke out on Friday in Hexi, a town in the Ningxi region. The demolished structure was found to be illegal by the authorities.The Hong Kong Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said that "1,000 police officers were deployed to tear down the mosque", and that "50 people were injured, and more than 100 arrested" after the incident.
The center also quoted one witness, who claimed that two people were also killed, but could not confirm this.
An anonymous local police official said that 80 people were detained during the arrest, but denied there were any deaths.
China's communist government closely monitors religious activity and worries that mosques and churches might become centers for anti-government agitation, reported VOA.
The Hui are members of one of several Muslim minority groups in China.
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