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China Says 140 Dead in Xinjiang Riot, Blames Separatists

A photograph published on the social networking service Twitter on July 6, 2009 purportedly shows a dead body following a riot in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on July 5, 2009. China said a riot that shook the capital of the western Xinjiang region on Sunday killed 140 people and the government called the ethnic unrest a plot against its power, signalling a security crackdown. Picture taken July 5, 2009. (REUTERS)

URUMQI, China - At least 140 people have been killed in rioting in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang, with the government blaming exiled separatists for the Muslim area's worst case of unrest in years.

Hundreds of rioters have been arrested, the official Xinhua news agency reported, after rock-throwing Uighur people took to the streets of the regional capital on Sunday, some burning and smashing vehicles and confronting ranks of anti-riot police.

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