The Ministry of Public Security deployed 31 special police units from 31 cities across the country to Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to ensure public order after the July 5 riots, Xinhuanet.com, the website of the Xinhua News Agency reported Monday.
The police units took 37 charted planes to Urumqi and arrived 11 hours after being ordered to the region.

chinadaily.com.cn
Updated: 2009-08-18 09:31