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Tue 07 Jul 2009Curfew declared in Chinese city
Chinese state media say that the government in the western region of Xinjiang has declared a curfew following the violence of recent days that has killed at least 156 people in city of Urumqi.
The official Xinhua News Agency reported that the curfew from 9 pm to 8 am was needed to "avoid further chaos," according to Wang Lequan, Communist Party boss for Xinjiang.
Urumqi was tense today, with protests happening in several parts of the city and both Han Chinese and Uighur groups facing off with armed police. Chinese riot police fired tear gas to try to break up rock-throwing Han and Uighur protesters who clashed in the capital of China's Muslim region.
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