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$29,000 in compensation for each riot victim
By Zhao Huanxin, Yu Chenkang and Qi Xiao (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-07-10 15:02

Urumqi: Families will get 200,000 yuan ($29,274) in one-time compensation and 10,000 yuan ($1464) for funeral allowances for each innocent victim of the Urumqi riots, Wang Fengyun, director of the  Urumqi Bureau of Civil Affairs  announced here Friday afternoon.