Uygur victims of south China toy factory brawl condemn Xinjiang riot

SHAOGUAN, Guangdong, July 6 (Xinhua) -- The Xinjiang Uygur workers injured in a toy factory brawl in south China's Guangdong Province condemned the riot in their hometown, where at least 156 people were killed.

"The rioters used our injuries as an excuse for their violence," said Atigul Turdi, 24, who was injured when she was running out of the scene of the fight on June 26 in Xuri toy factory in Shaoguan City, Guangdong. "I firmly opposed the violence in the name of taking revenge for us."

Two Uygur workers died and 60 Xinjiang Uygur workers were injured in the brawl. Then riot organizers started posting calls on Internet forums for demonstrations in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

"I believe the government will handle the brawl appropriately," Turdi said. "Why did the rioters destroy our beautiful and peaceful Xinjiang region in such cruel manners?"