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| Chinese riot city leader sacked | Chinese riot city leader sacked |
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| The Communist Party chief of the troubled western Chinese city of Urumqi has been sacked, the official Chinese Xinhua news agency says. | |
| No official reason was given for the dismissal of Li Zhi. | No official reason was given for the dismissal of Li Zhi. |
| It follows days of unrest in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang region, in which at least five people have been killed. | It follows days of unrest in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang region, in which at least five people have been killed. |
| The protests came after a spate of stabbings with syringes blamed on Uighur Muslim separatists. Unrest in Urumqi in July left nearly 200 dead. | The protests came after a spate of stabbings with syringes blamed on Uighur Muslim separatists. Unrest in Urumqi in July left nearly 200 dead. |
| Li Zhi is to be replaced by Zhu Hailun, the head of Xinjiang region's law-and-order committee, reports say. | Li Zhi is to be replaced by Zhu Hailun, the head of Xinjiang region's law-and-order committee, reports say. |
| Urumqi has seen a high-level security presence on its streets this week, after thousands of majority Han Chinese demonstrated over the alleged hypodermic syringe stabbings . | Urumqi has seen a high-level security presence on its streets this week, after thousands of majority Han Chinese demonstrated over the alleged hypodermic syringe stabbings . |