140 Killed In Violent Riots, Xinjiang China

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At least 140 people have been killed in rioting in Chinas northwestern Xinjiang region, with the government blaming exiled separatists for the traditionally Muslim areas worst case of unrest in years.

Hundreds of people have been arrested, the official Xinhua news agency said, after protestors from the Uighur minority took to the streets of the regional capital on Sunday, burning and smashing vehicles and shops, and clashing with anti-riot police.

In terms of China's domestic economy, it is in a remote place and it does not have a big impact on things generally unless there is some evidence, of which there is none, that the government is in some meaningful way losing control, said Arthur Kroeber, Managing Director of Dragonomics, a research and advisory firm in Beijing.

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[AishaMohomed]

Islam the religion of peace.....

allah hu akbar.

[dangermous1968]

this is another example of peaceful Islam at work....dont hate government ... in this case it's a brutal ideology at work

[ronaldreika]

violence is the last defense against threats of law and order, the the law and order needed by politicians to control the out come of their private agendas