Five killed in China’s Xinjiang after cable on suspension bridge snaps

The aftermath of a suspension bridge collapse in Yili, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, in this screengrab reportedly taken on Aug 6 from a social media video. - Photo: Reuters

BEIJING: Five people were killed after a cable on a suspension bridge snapped in north-western China's Xinjiang region, causing them to fall off the bridge, state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday (Aug 7).

The incident, which took place at 6.18pm on Aug 6 in a sightseeing area in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, injured a further 24 people, Xinhua said.