A fire that killed 10 and injured 9 in China's northwest Xinjiang region has spurred an outpouring of anger at the country's zero-Covid policy, with online users blaming the strict measures for hampering rescue attempts
Some videos appeared to show crowds of people taking to the streets of Urumqi to protest against the measures.
AFP journalists were able to verify the videos by geolocating local landmarks, but were unable to specify when exactly the protests occurred. Urumqi mayor Maimaitiming Kade offered a rare formal apology for the blaze at the briefing, according to the broadcaster. But officials also pushed back against some of the online allegations, denying that residents' doors had been clamped shut with iron wiring.
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