BEIJING (Reuters) - Rioting erupted in China's restive far west Xinjiang region on Sunday, when locals burned vehicles and blocked traffic in the regional capital Urumqi, the state news agency reported.
The rioters were "attacking passers-by and setting fire to vehicles", the brief Xinhua news agency report said. "They also turned over (a) traffic guardrail and interrupted traffic on some roads in the city," it added.
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