ANKARA, Turkey, July 6 (UPI) -- China's embassy in Ankara, Turkey, issued a travel warning Monday, claiming some Chinese tourists were attacked during protests in Turkey.
Anti-Chinese demonstrations in Istanbul over the weekend focused on alleged mistreatment of ethnic Uighurs in western China. Protesters were seen chasing a group of Korean tourists whom they mistook as Chinese, the Turkish-owned "Happy China" restaurant was attacked and Chinese flags were burned.