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Chinese city 'under control' after riots
By Tom Iggulden in Xinjiang
Posted 10 hours 52 minutes ago
Updated 46 minutes ago
Police and soldiers have control of the streets of the western Chinese city of Urumqi, but tensions remain high between the two major ethnic groups.
There is a massive security presence on the streets of the regional capital, with police enforcing a curfew after the official riot death toll hit 156 with more than 1,000 wounded.
Some Han Chinese continue to brandish handmade weapons and have scuffled with police who they accuse of not doing enough to protect them.
On a visit to a Uighur slum settlement on the edge of the city, the ABC was told people are too afraid to venture into the city even to buy basic supplies.
Columns of armoured personnel carriers, lorries and riot dispersal vehicles are parked on the streets and thousands of police and soldiers are enforcing a second night of curfew.
More than 1,400 Uighurs have also been arrested after Sunday's bloody protests which targeted Han Chinese.
The English Language China Daily newspaper has called for an end to the violence.
Its editorial reads: "Blood for blood is incompatible with the rule of law and will only lead to a vicious cycle of harm and revenge."
But fear continues to permeate Xinjiang.
Internet and international telephone calls have been blocked and Urumqi airport is crowded with people trying to leave the troubled city.
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