China blames violence on group holding 'secret Quran study sessions'
BEIJING // China today blamed violence last week that killed 25 people on a group holding secret Quran study sessions, accusations likely to be used by as justification for Beijing's strict rules on Islam.
A top Iranian cleric on Sunday condemned China for ``horribly'' suppressing Muslim Uighurs in deadly unrest between the Uighurs and Han Chinese that has killed more than 180 people.