People gather on a street in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2009. Police were exerting efforts to control the situation in Urumqi on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)Tens of Thousands Protest in Xinjiang -- Time Magazine
Two months after violent protests, allegations of new attacks in the troubled western Chinese city of Urumqi touched off huge demonstrations on Sept. 3, with residents gathering in the city center to demand the government improve public security. Some in the crowd, estimated by official media to be in the tens of thousands, called for the resignation of Wang Lequan, the longstanding Communist Party chief of the Xinjiang region, news services reported. While the details of the unrest were bizarre — 21 people were arrested on suspicion of pricking pedestrians with tainted needles, according to state media — the return of unrest to Urumqi wasn't surprising.
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More News On the Unrest In China's Xinjiang Region
Five dead in protests in restive Chinese city -- Yahoo News/AFP
Five dead in latest unrest in far-west China -- Yahoo News/Reuters
China blames ethnic separatists for needle attacks -- AP
Chinese police use teargas to break up deadly protests in Urumqi -- The Guardian
Five killed as police face syringe protesters in Chinese city -- CNN
Protesters face police in China riot city -- BBC
New Protests Reported in Restive Chinese Region -- New York Times
Hundreds March in Chinese City Hit by Riots in July -- Washington Post
New Protests Erupt in Western China -- Voice of America
Situation basically under control in Urumqi: deputy mayor -- China View
Urumqi protesters confront police over syringe attacks -- China View
In pictures: Unrest in Xinjiang -- BBC
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