Prison Escapes China

An American researcher detained in China was severely injured when he jumped from a building while trying to escape police, China's Foreign Ministry said Friday. China identified the man as Daja Mizu Meston, a 29-year-old Tibetan linguist from Newton, Mass. Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao said in a statement carried by state media that Meston "is out of danger after emergency treatment." Meston jumped from the building Wednesday.

An American researcher detained in China was severely injured when he jumped from a building while trying to escape police, China's Foreign Ministry said Friday. China identified the man as Daja Mizu Meston, a 29-year-old Tibetan linguist from Newton, Mass. Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao said in a statement carried by state media that Meston "is out of danger after emergency treatment." Meston jumped from the building Wednesday.