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Urumqi begins DNA test for riot victims
By Zhao Huanxin, Yu Chenkang and Qi Xiao (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-07-10 15:26
Urumqi: Families of the victims of the Xinjiang riots will get 200,000 yuan ($29,274) in an one-off compensation for each fatality and another 10,000 yuan ($1,464) as funeral allowances, the local government announced here Friday afternoon.
She said the municipal government has arranged more than 300 staff members for the reception of the victims’ families, so that they ccould be accompanied by at least two staff members. The city's Bureau of Public Security has started DNA identification for the victims, she added. At least 156 people died and more than 1,000 were wounded in the July 5 riot. |