The Aftermath From The Riots In Xinjiang Province, China

A helicopter flies past the crescent spiral of a mosque in Urumqi, China, Saturday, July 11, 2009. On Saturday, paramilitary police carrying automatic weapons and riot shields blocked some roads leading to the largely Muslim Uighur district of the city, and groups of 30 marched along the road chanting slogans encouraging ethnic unity. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

After Violence, Western China Looks For Answers -- Yahoo News/AP

URUMQI, China – It was about 8 p.m. when the mob descended on Zhongwan Road. The police didn't arrive until six hours later. In the time between, most residents locked their doors and hid, peering out through windows and listening from basements as ethnic violence raged in China's western Xinjiang province.

The next morning, residents in this multiethnic neighborhood emerged to find the road covered with remnants of mayhem: puddles of blood next to overturned vegetable carts, glass shards everywhere, bricks covered with blood, and a random shoe.

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More News On The Unrest In Xinjiang

Rumbles on the Rim of China’s Empire -- New York Times
Crackdown or conciliation: China's politburo split over response to Uighur violence -- The Independent
Uighur unrest highlights China's ethnic tensions: analysts -- Tehran Times
Security chiefs failed to spot signs calling for Uighur revolt -- Times Online
The Economic Roots of Xinjiang's Unrest -- Newsweek
Death toll in China ethnic unrest rises to 184 -- CNN