WORLD BRIEFING / CHINA
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Police fatally shot two Uighur men and wounded a third in western China, where violence has persisted despite the massive numbers of troops sent to restore calm after ethnic rioting.
It is the first time the Chinese government has acknowledged its security forces opened fire since the riots erupted in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, on July 5. At least 184 people have been reported killed and 1,680 wounded in the unrest between Uighurs and Han Chinese, the country’s ethnic majority.
The shooting sent residents hurrying into homes and shops for cover.
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