Urumqi (China), July 8 (Xinhua) Riot-hit Chinese city Urumqi appeared calm under heavy paramilitary police presence Wednesday after an overnight traffic curfew, though sporadic violence was still reported.
Traffic restrictions continued to be imposed in some major streets Wednesday, with members of the Armed Police patrolling. Armoured personnel carriers stood by as more people appeared in the streets Wednesday than Tuesday.
Most of the bus services in the city resumed Wednesday noon. The number of buses running in the streets was 90 percent normal, said Urumqi mayor Jerla Isamudinhe at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
Urumqi has about 1,000 buses, of which 190 were damaged or torched in the riots that began Sunday night. At least 156 people were killed and over 1,000 injured in the riots.
