Bouquet-holding protester dragged away at anti-lockdown rally in China

A protester holding a bouquet of flowers was dragged away by police amid an anti-lockdown demonstration in China on Sunday, 27 November.

Rare public displays of anger have been seen across the country in response to the zero-Covid policy.

Footage shows the protester giving an impassioned speech along the Urumqi road in Xinjiang.

The demonstrations were prompted by a fire at an apartment block in Urumqi that killed at least 10 people, as several blame the city being under lockdown for hindering rescue efforts.

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