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Ethnic unrest in China leads to mass arrests

cnn.com
Jul. 7, 2009
Chinese police had detained at least 1,434 people by Tuesday morning following weekend demonstrations by ethnic Uyghur residents in Xinjiang province, Xinhua reported, citing government officials, as protests spread to more cities.
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