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Although information is still coming in, it appears that a bomb threat kept a Chinese plane of an unspecified airline from landing in Urumqi, Xinjiang.
"An Afghan plane bound for the restive western Chinese region of Xinjiang was sent back to Afghanistan after a bomb threat, Chinese media said Sunday.
"Kam Air deputy chief Feda Mohammad Fedawi told The Associated Press that the plane, carrying 160 passengers, left Kabul and was crossing Kyrgyzstan on its way to the Xinjiang capital, Urumqi, when it was told to turn back.
"The Xinhua News Agency said there had been a bomb threat and Urumqi airport authorities had been told not to let the plane land."
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Recent riots in Xinjiang have made this far western region of China increasingly inaccessible. An area that has a predominant Muslim influence on its way of life, Xinjiang looks and feels entirely different from the rest of China. This is a video diary of a trip to Xinjiang while visiting the famous tightrope walker and Guiness World Record holder, Adili Wuxor. It provides a glimpse of the people, food and culture of this region under normal conditions.Recent riots in Xinjiang have made this far western region of China increasingly... more
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Urumqi is again under curfew. China began Tuesday saying it had the city under control, but a surprise interruption to a government tour showed that claim to be false.
As journalists stopped to view a burned out car showroom, hundreds of Uighur women poured in from side streets, shouting and wailing.
Old and young, some carried babies.
They seemed oblivious to the batons and guns of the paramilitary troops who had taken control of their neighbourhood.
"We don't want to fight," said one. "Please release our families. Almost all the men were taken away, hundreds of them, thousands of them! We believe in our police, we don't fight, please release our men."Urumqi is again under curfew. China began Tuesday saying it had the city under... more
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