Ethnic Uyghur residents in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, took to the streets Sunday afternoon in a rare public protest that prompted a police lock-down of the city.

• 维吾尔民族居民在乌鲁木齐，新疆首府走上街头星期日下午在一次罕见的公开抗议，促使警方锁定的城市。