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At least 129 people dead amidst Rioting in Chinas West.

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BEIJING - At least 129 people were killed in in rioting by a Muslim ethnic group in China's far west, state media said Monday.

The brief report from Xinhua news agency gave no more details.

Protesters, mostly from the Uighur ethnic group, set dozens of cars on fire and attacked buses in several hours of violence in the Xinjiang province city of Urumqi on Sunday. The violence appeared to subside as the police and military presence intensified into the night, according to participants and witnesses.
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