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Uighur unrest continues in Xinjiang - 07 Jul 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Jul 7 09
Witnessed: 922 times
Regions: Central Asia, China
Issues: Discrimination, Minorities, Violence
Tags: civilian casualties, ethnic minority, Han Chinese, Protests, Uighurs, urumqi, violence, xinjiang
Violence broke out in up to four neighborhoods in the western Chinese city of Urumqi on Tuesday, according to witnesses.
A group of armed Han Chinese people were seen marching towards an ethnic minority Uighur neighborhood. Uighurs and security forces were also out on the streets.
Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports on the third day of unrest in Xinjiang province, where authorities say 156 people have died so far.
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