Jul 8th, 2009 - VOA News
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Large numbers of security forces patrolled the capital city of China's Xinjiang province Wednesday in an attempt to stop a third day of ethnic violence.
Chinese authorities the situation was under control Wednesday, following clashes between Muslim Uighurs, Han Chinese and security forces.
But there were reports of Han mobs assaulting Muslim Uighurs throughout the city, even as helicopters hovered overhead.
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Fresh protests erupt in Xinjiang
Jul 6th, 2009 - ABC News
Protesters have returned to the streets in western China, continuing unrest which has already seen 156 people killed and more than 1,000 injured. Hundreds of Uighur demonstrators have reportedly pushed back riot police in Urumqi...
Ethnic violence in China worst in decades
Jul 6th, 2009 - Washington Times
BEIJING | Clashes spread Monday in China's restive Muslim-majority Xinjiang region, claiming more than 150 lives in what appeared to be China's worst ethnic violence in decades. Chinese authorities said at least 156 people were killed...
China clampdown on tech in Urumqi
Jul 6th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Information about the unrest is leaking out via sites such as Drop.io The Chinese government has made good use of its control over the nation's technological infrastructure to stop the spread of information about events in Urumqi.
Sources in Urumqi? They're (very) hard to come by.
Jul 6th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
BEIJING –Trying to work out what on earth happened Sunday night in Urumqi, where the government says that at least 140 people died in a riot, is proving about as hard as getting an interview with President Hu Jintao.
140 slain as Chinese riot police, Muslims clash in northwestern city
Jul 6th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Beijing -- China's worst ethnic violence in years broke out Sunday in the northwestern city of Urumqi, leaving 140 people dead and more than 800 injured. The unrest pitted Uighurs...
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