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At least 140 people killed in Uighur-Han riots in Western China's Xinjiang region
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/world/asia/07china.html?hp
China’s central government also moved swiftly on Monday to take command of the public depiction of the Urumqi protests and to cripple protesters’ ability to communicate. Local Internet service was largely disabled, and online bulletin boards and search engines across China were purged of references to the violence. Al Jazeera: Scores dead in Xinjiang riot. BrightCove: 140 killed in China riots - [Video]
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