In Pictures: 'China Uyghur Unrest'

By James Wray Jul 8, 2009, 8:41 GMT

Mothers belonging to the Chinese Uyghur Moslem minority carry their children as they protest in Urumqi, China, 07 July 2009. Authorities said at least 140 people were killed and over 800 injured when Muslim Uighurs rioted in its restive Xinjiang region in some of the deadliest ethnic unrest to have hit the country for decades. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

Soldiers stand guard in a Muslim neighbourhood in Urumqi, China, 07 July 2009. Authorities said at least 140 people were killed and over 800 injured when Muslim Uighurs rioted in its restive Xinjiang region in some of the deadliest ethnic unrest to have hit the country for decades. The violence in the regional capital Urumqi on 05 July involved thousands of people, and triggered an enormous security crackdown across Xinjiang where tensions have long simmered amid Uighur claims of repressive Chinese rule. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

A women and her daughters belonging to the Chinese Uyghur Moslem miniority cry during a protest in Urumqi, China, 07 July 2009. Authoroties said at least 140 people were killed and over 800 injured when Muslim Uighurs rioted in its restive Xinjiang region in some of the deadliest ethnic unrest to have hit the country for decades. The violence in the regional capital Urumqi on July 5 involved thousands of people, and triggered an enormous security crackdown across Xinjiang where tensions have long simmered amid Uighur claims of repressive Chinese rule. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

epa01785860 Mothers belonging to the Chinese Uyghur Moslem minority carry their children as they get caught up in new protests in Urumqi, China, 07 July 2009. Authorities said at least 140 people were killed and over 800 injured when Muslim Uighurs rioted in its restive Xinjiang region in some of the deadliest ethnic unrest to have hit the country for decades. The violence in the regional capital Urumqi on July 5 involved thousands of people, and triggered an enormous security crackdown across Xinjiang where tensions have long simmered amid Uighur claims of repressive Chinese rule. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

A mother and child belonging to the Chinese Uyghur Moslem minority caught up in new protests in Urumqi, China, 07 July 2009. Authorities said at least 140 people were killed and over 800 injured when Muslim Uighurs rioted in its restive Xinjiang region in some of the deadliest ethnic unrest to have hit the country for decades. The violence in the regional capital Urumqi on July 5 involved thousands of people, and triggered an enormous security crackdown across Xinjiang where tensions have long simmered amid Uighur claims of repressive Chinese rule. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

Han Chinese armed with clubs and metal pipes walk in a Uyghur neighbourhood after they broke thru a line of soldiers in Urumqi, China, 08 July 2009. After two days of violent riots Beijing has put the city under martial law and deployed thousands of soldiers to the city to regain safty. This week's ethnic riots in western Xinjiang province are the deadliest on record since the end of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

Soldiers guard in front of a mosque in an Uyghur neighbourhood in Urumqi, China, 08 July 2009. After two days of violent riots Beijing has put the city under martial law and deployed thousands of soldiers to the city to regain safty. This week's ethnic riots in western Xinjiang province are the deadliest on record since the end of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

Men belonging to the Chinese Uyghur Moslem miniority look at an overturned car in an Uyghur neighbourhood in Urumqi, China, 08 July 2009. After two days of violent riots Beijing has deployed thousands of soldiers to the city to regain safty. This week's ethnic riots in western Xinjiang province are the deadliest on record since the end of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

Men belonging to the Chinese Uyghur Moslem miniority passes a restaurant violated by a crowd of angry Han Chinese during the night of July 08 in an Uyghur neighbourhood in Urumqi, China, 08 July 2009. After two days of violent riots Beijing has put the city under martial law and deployed thousands of soldiers to the city to regain safty. This week's ethnic riots in western Xinjiang province are the deadliest on record since the end of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

Han Chinese armed with clubs and metal pipes break through a line of soldiers to get access to a Uyghur neighbourhood in Urumqi, China, 08 July 2009. After two days of violent riots Beijing has put the city under martial law and deployed thousands of soldiers to the city to regain safty. This week's ethnic riots in western Xinjiang province are the deadliest on record since the end of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

Han Chinese armed with clubs and metal pipes shout insults at a man belonging to the Chinese Uyghur Moslem miniority (C) after they broke through a line of soldiers to get access to a Uyghur neighbourhood in Urumqi, China, 08 July 2009. After two days of violent riots Beijing has put the city under martial law and deployed thousands of soldiers to the city to regain safty. This week's ethnic riots in western Xinjiang province are the deadliest on record since the end of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

A men belonging to the Chinese Uyghur Moslem miniority (C) runs from Han Chinese armed with clubs and metal pipes towards a line of soldiers to get access to a Uyghur neighbourhood in Urumqi, China, 08 July 2009. After two days of violent riots Beijing has put the city under martial law and deployed thousands of soldiers to the city to regain safty. This week's ethnic riots in western Xinjiang province are the deadliest on record since the end of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

Soldiers try to stop an angry Han Chinese crowd in Urumqi, China, 08 July 2009. After two days of violent riots Beijing has put the city under martial law and deployed thousands of soldiers to the city to regain safty. This week's ethnic riots in western Xinjiang province are the deadliest on record since the end of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

Chinese soldiers on patrol in Urumqi, China, 08 July 2009. After two days of violent riots Beijing has put the city under martial law and deployed thousands of soldiers to the city to regain safty. This week's ethnic riots in western Xinjiang province are the deadliest on record since the end of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

A close of Chinese soldiers on patrol standing alongside security spikes in Urumqi, China, 08 July 2009. After two days of violent riots Beijing has put the city under martial law and deployed thousands of soldiers to the city to regain safty. This week's ethnic riots in western Xinjiang province are the deadliest on record since the end of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

Carrying clubs, Chinese soldiers on patrol in Urumqi, China, 08 July 2009. After two days of violent riots Beijing has put the city under martial law and deployed thousands of soldiers to the city to regain safty. This week's ethnic riots in western Xinjiang province are the deadliest on record since the end of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

Three local women walk casually past a group of Chinese soldiers on patrol in Urumqi, China, 08 July 2009 as calm returns to the city. After two days of violent riots Beijing has put the city under martial law and deployed thousands of soldiers to the city to regain safty. This week's ethnic riots in western Xinjiang province are the deadliest on record since the end of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

Chinese soldiers chant as they march on patrol in Urumqi, China, 08 July 2009. After two days of violent riots Beijing has put the city under martial law and deployed thousands of soldiers to the city to regain safty. This week's ethnic riots in western Xinjiang province are the deadliest on record since the end of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN

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TrueblueJul 20th, 2009 - 00:53:17

'a restaurant violated by a crowd of angry Han Chinese'

What a lie! This restaurant and many others were owned by Han people and destroyed by Uyghur people in July riot.

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