China locked down Urumqi, the capital of its northwestern Xinjiang province, on Monday as officials said 156 people had been killed in rioting, in the worst ethnic unrest in the country since the Cultural Revolution.
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By Kathrin Hille in Beijing
Published: July 6 2009 04:28 | Last updated: July 6 2009 22:40
China locked down Urumqi, the capital of its northwestern Xinjiang province, on Monday as officials said 156 people had been killed in rioting, in the worst ethnic unrest in the country since the Cultural Revolution.
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