Videos shared on social media in China have appeared to show fresh protests against Covid restrictions, after an apartment block fire killed 10 people.
People in Urumqi are seen confronting officials, breaking down a barrier and shouting “end the Covid lockdown”.
Infections have hit new highs in China in spite of a tough zero-Covid policy.
Authorities in Urumqi have now promised to phase out restrictions – though deny that these stopped people escaping Thursday’s fire.
(1): A large scale protest broke out in Urumqi against the strict lockdown following the death of 44 Uyghurs in a fire.
According to accounts of witness, the Uyghurs were not allowed to go out while the fire broke out. pic.twitter.com/mK9pZ5eDve— Uyghur Times English (@uytimes) November 25, 2022
