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At Least 140 Killed in China Clashes

HeadlineJul 06, 2009

In China, at least 140 people have been killed and more than 800 wounded in the western Xinjiang region. On Sunday, hundreds of protesters clashed with police at a rally demanding justice for the killing of two Uyghur workers at a southern Chinese factory last month. The Chinese government says a group of exiled Uyghurs caused the unrest, but protesters accuse the police of cracking down on a peaceful gathering.

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