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| Chinese President Hu Jintao has cut short a visit to Italy for the G8 summit amid ongoing unrest in Xinjiang. | Chinese President Hu Jintao has cut short a visit to Italy for the G8 summit amid ongoing unrest in Xinjiang. |
| Troops are on the streets after a curfew in Urumqi, Xinjiang's provincial capital, where ethnic riots on Sunday left 156 people dead. | Troops are on the streets after a curfew in Urumqi, Xinjiang's provincial capital, where ethnic riots on Sunday left 156 people dead. |
| A BBC correspondent in Urumqi says the security forces are now mounting a show of force after fresh clashes on Tuesday between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese. | A BBC correspondent in Urumqi says the security forces are now mounting a show of force after fresh clashes on Tuesday between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese. |
| More than 1,400 people have been arrested over Sunday's violence. | More than 1,400 people have been arrested over Sunday's violence. |
| Map showing protest area in Urumqi | Map showing protest area in Urumqi |
| President Hu was expected to join G8 talks taking place in Rome on Thursday. | President Hu was expected to join G8 talks taking place in Rome on Thursday. |
| Mr Hu was visiting Pisa before his decision to fly back to China | Mr Hu was visiting Pisa before his decision to fly back to China |
| Instead he is flying home from an airport in Pisa, leaving officials to represent China at the G8 summit. | Instead he is flying home from an airport in Pisa, leaving officials to represent China at the G8 summit. |
| A state visit to Portugal has also been cancelled, China's official news agency Xinhua said. | A state visit to Portugal has also been cancelled, China's official news agency Xinhua said. |
| The BBC's Quentin Sommerville, in Urumqi, notes that Mr Hu is a former party leader of neighbouring Tibet, where riots also broke out last year. | The BBC's Quentin Sommerville, in Urumqi, notes that Mr Hu is a former party leader of neighbouring Tibet, where riots also broke out last year. |
| Given that unrest and the latest unrest in Xinjiang, promises by Mr Hu's government to guarantee ethnic harmony and stability in western China increasingly lack credibility, he says. | Given that unrest and the latest unrest in Xinjiang, promises by Mr Hu's government to guarantee ethnic harmony and stability in western China increasingly lack credibility, he says. |
| Bayonets fixed | Bayonets fixed |
| Our correspondent says that despite repeated claims from local party officials that they had ended ethnic violence here, the disorder continues. | Our correspondent says that despite repeated claims from local party officials that they had ended ethnic violence here, the disorder continues. |
| AT THE SCENE: 8 JULY Quentin Sommerville, Urumqi It's early in the morning here and we've had no more reports of violence today. | AT THE SCENE: 8 JULY Quentin Sommerville, Urumqi It's early in the morning here and we've had no more reports of violence today. |
| Perhaps that's because of a huge number of extra troops being deployed across Urumqi. | Perhaps that's because of a huge number of extra troops being deployed across Urumqi. |
| There are helicopters flying overhead and lorries full of troops on full display standing to attention behind their riot shields. | There are helicopters flying overhead and lorries full of troops on full display standing to attention behind their riot shields. |
| In some parts of the city, the troops have bayonets fixed to their guns, they are carrying machine guns. | In some parts of the city, the troops have bayonets fixed to their guns, they are carrying machine guns. |
| Parts of Urumqi now seem to be in total lockdown. 7 July: Ethnic mobs overrun city | Parts of Urumqi now seem to be in total lockdown. 7 July: Ethnic mobs overrun city |
| There was a significant increase in the number of troops deployed on the streets of Urumqi when the curfew ended on Wednesday morning, many standing to attention with bayonets fixed. | There was a significant increase in the number of troops deployed on the streets of Urumqi when the curfew ended on Wednesday morning, many standing to attention with bayonets fixed. |
| Security around Uighur neighbourhoods had increased and troops had sealed of most of the city. Military helicopters patrolled in the sky above. | Security around Uighur neighbourhoods had increased and troops had sealed of most of the city. Military helicopters patrolled in the sky above. |
| On Tuesday, riot police fired tear gas to break up groups of Han Chinese armed with clubs, who said they were angry at violence carried out by ethnic Muslim Uighurs in the north-western province. | On Tuesday, riot police fired tear gas to break up groups of Han Chinese armed with clubs, who said they were angry at violence carried out by ethnic Muslim Uighurs in the north-western province. |
| Early in the day, Uighur women rallied against the arrest of family members, saying hundreds of their men had been detained arbitrarily in a massive police sweep through Urumqi's Uighur districts. | Early in the day, Uighur women rallied against the arrest of family members, saying hundreds of their men had been detained arbitrarily in a massive police sweep through Urumqi's Uighur districts. |
| Later hundreds of Han Chinese marched through the streets of Urumqi smashing shops and stalls belonging to Uighurs. | Later hundreds of Han Chinese marched through the streets of Urumqi smashing shops and stalls belonging to Uighurs. |
| Our correspondent says some of the protesters were shouting "down with Uighurs" as they rampaged through the streets armed with homemade weapons. | Our correspondent says some of the protesters were shouting "down with Uighurs" as they rampaged through the streets armed with homemade weapons. |
| Police attempted to block access to the bazaar and other Uighur districts of the city and fired tear gas as the Han Chinese confronted groups of Uighurs. | Police attempted to block access to the bazaar and other Uighur districts of the city and fired tear gas as the Han Chinese confronted groups of Uighurs. |
| The Han Chinese said they were angry at the failure of security forces to protect their community on Sunday. | The Han Chinese said they were angry at the failure of security forces to protect their community on Sunday. |
| 'Deadliest riot' | 'Deadliest riot' |
| Officials say 156 people - mostly ethnic Han Chinese - died in Sunday's violence. Uighur groups say many more have died, claiming 90% of the dead were Uighurs. | Officials say 156 people - mostly ethnic Han Chinese - died in Sunday's violence. Uighur groups say many more have died, claiming 90% of the dead were Uighurs. |
| UIGHURS AND XINJIANG Xinjiang population is 45% Uighur, 40% Han ChineseUighurs are ethnically Turkic MuslimsChina re-established control in 1949 after crushing short-lived state of East TurkestanSince then, large-scale immigration of Han ChineseSporadic violence since 1991Attack on 4 Aug 2008 near Kashgar kills 16 Chinese policemen Q&A: China and the Uighurs Accounts of Xinjiang violence Protest not unusual in China Chinese media bullish over riots Assessing the role of Uighur exiles | UIGHURS AND XINJIANG Xinjiang population is 45% Uighur, 40% Han ChineseUighurs are ethnically Turkic MuslimsChina re-established control in 1949 after crushing short-lived state of East TurkestanSince then, large-scale immigration of Han ChineseSporadic violence since 1991Attack on 4 Aug 2008 near Kashgar kills 16 Chinese policemen Q&A: China and the Uighurs Accounts of Xinjiang violence Protest not unusual in China Chinese media bullish over riots Assessing the role of Uighur exiles |
| One official described Sunday's unrest as the "deadliest riot since New China was founded in 1949". | One official described Sunday's unrest as the "deadliest riot since New China was founded in 1949". |
| The unrest erupted when Uighur protesters attacked vehicles before turning on local Han Chinese and battling security forces. | The unrest erupted when Uighur protesters attacked vehicles before turning on local Han Chinese and battling security forces. |
| They had initially been protesting over a brawl between Uighurs and Han Chinese several weeks earlier in a toy factory thousands of miles away in Guangdong province. | They had initially been protesting over a brawl between Uighurs and Han Chinese several weeks earlier in a toy factory thousands of miles away in Guangdong province. |
| China's authorities have repeatedly claimed that exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer is stirring up trouble in the region. But she told the BBC she was not responsible for any of the violence. | China's authorities have repeatedly claimed that exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer is stirring up trouble in the region. But she told the BBC she was not responsible for any of the violence. |
| Tensions have been growing in Xinjiang for many years, as Han Chinese migrants have poured into the region, where China's Uighur ethnic minority is concentrated. Many Uighurs feel economic growth has bypassed them and complain of discrimination and diminished opportunities. | Tensions have been growing in Xinjiang for many years, as Han Chinese migrants have poured into the region, where China's Uighur ethnic minority is concentrated. Many Uighurs feel economic growth has bypassed them and complain of discrimination and diminished opportunities. |
| Some Uighurs support the notion of an independent state and there have been a number of bombings and some attacks on security forces. | Some Uighurs support the notion of an independent state and there have been a number of bombings and some attacks on security forces. |
| Chinese authorities say the Xinjiang separatists are terrorists with links to al-Qaeda and receive support from outside the country. | Chinese authorities say the Xinjiang separatists are terrorists with links to al-Qaeda and receive support from outside the country. |
| Campaigners accuse China of exaggerating the threat to justify tough security clampdowns in the region. | Campaigners accuse China of exaggerating the threat to justify tough security clampdowns in the region. |
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