Police in Xinjiang arrest 139 people for spreading religious extremism online . Arrest comes amid wider crackdown on internet rumors in China . The arrests were made from June 26 to August 31 following an outbreak of violence in the remote township , about 250 kilometers southeast of the regional capital Urumqi , that left 35 people dead . The arrests come as the government has stepped up efforts to crack down on social media and other forms of communication that it says are a threat to national security.
Police in Xinjiang arrest 139 people for spreading religious extremism online . Arrest comes amid wider crackdown on internet rumors in China . The arrests come as the government has stepped up efforts to crack down on social media and other forms of communication that it says are a threat to national security.