Rumours had been rife that the needles contained radioactive substances, poison or even the HIV virus. Blood samples from 250 reported victims were examined in a Beijing lab, said state-run Xinhua news agency. The syringe attacks began in August, a month after riots between ethnic Uighur and Han Chinese left about 200 dead. Three people have received jail sentences over the needle attacks. The wave of attacks has raised tension in the region, amid long-standing animosity between the Uighur and Han communities. Security fearsA total of 531 people reported being attacked with hypodermic needles, with 171 showing “obvious syringe marks”,…
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According to the latest news reports from Urumqi, a far-flung city in western China, “calm” had returned to the streets as the death toll from Sunday’s protests hit 156, with 800 injured, and 1,434 protestors detained. Officials say most of the dead were Han Chinese, while Uyghur groups report that 90% of those killed were Uyghurs. Though reports about the ethnic background of those killed and accounts of the protest may vary, one thing is clear. The Chinese government has cracked down, enforced curfews, and rounded up protestors in an effort to stop future unrest. Meanwhile, wall posts from Uyghurs,…
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Forex investors and current market psychology
Forex investors are some of the more daring investors in the current slew of investment platforms all over the world, and this is because they are dealing with some of the most volatile and dynamic markets in the world. They have to deal with a market that can change in a flip of a coin, and to look at the kind of factors that can affect the market, we can look at the global situation. For one thing, looking at the political situation, you need to understand that when governments are removed or they come into power, the shake the…
