Yi Li, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee and Minister of Publicity, revealed at the wee hours of yesterday morning that by 19:00 on July 6, the death toll from the serious violent crime event in Urumqi involving beating, smashing, looting and arson on "July 5" had risen to 156 people, of whom 129 were male and 27 female; and 1080 other people were injured.