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US: Meteor Spotted in Allegheny County, Western Pennsylvania

A suspected meteorite landed near Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday morning, March 17, after a bright fireball was reported across multiple states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Michigan — and as far as Virginia and Canada. NASA and the National Weather Service confirmed the event, describing the space rock as weighing about 7 tons and traveling at nearly 45,000 mph. The impact released energy equivalent to 250 tons of TNT, rattling windows and triggering hundreds of emergency calls from alarmed residents.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations 2

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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US: Mid-Missouri Hit by Severe Storms and Possible Tornado, Thousands Lose Power

Severe storms swept through mid-Missouri on Sunday, April 20, prompting tornado warnings and causing widespread damage. A possible tornado in Callaway County injured one person in New Bloomfield. Thousands of customers experienced power outages.

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

This photo taken on June 30, 2024 shows a scene at a ceremony marking the opening of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze, held in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Kalsang Baljor/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 30, 2024 shows a scene at a ceremony marking the opening of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze, held in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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Mountainous town in China's Xinjiang ensures safe travel of students

STORY: Mountainous town in China's Xinjiang ensures safe travel of students SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: YECHENG, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students being transported to school by a convoy of vehicles 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ALIMU MAMAT, Student from Yecheng County No. 15 High School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ALIMU MAMAT, Student from Yecheng County No. 15 High School 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LYU YONGGANG, Official from Education Bureau of Yecheng County 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG XIAOLIN, Traffic police officer in Yecheng County 6. various of students entering the school STORYLINE: Nestled in the Kunlun Mountains in China's Xinjiang, Xihxu Township is enveloped by majestic peaks and challenging roads. For years, a dedicated convoy of vehicles has been ensuring the safe passage of students here between school and home. The convoy was carrying students free-of-charge to their boarding school in Yecheng County ahead of the sp

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Xinhua Headlines: In remote areas of Xinjiang, schooling means challenges far beyond transport

(240316) -- URUMQI, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 26, 2024 shows a convoy of vehicles carrying students free-of-charge to their boarding school on a mountain road in Yecheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Xinhua Headlines: In remote areas of Xinjiang, schooling means challenges far beyond transport

(240316) -- URUMQI, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students who are about to return to school wait in line in Xihxu Township of Yecheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Xinhua Headlines: In remote areas of Xinjiang, schooling means challenges far beyond transport

(240316) -- URUMQI, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a geography class at the Xihxu Township Central Primary School in Yecheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Xinhua Headlines: In remote areas of Xinjiang, schooling means challenges far beyond transport

(240316) -- URUMQI, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Xiahui, a teacher from north China's Shanxi Province, gives a computer lesson to students at the Xihxu Township Central Primary School in Yecheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Xinhua Headlines: In remote areas of Xinjiang, schooling means challenges far beyond transport

(240316) -- URUMQI, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Azez Turgun checks bedding before students take a nap at a kindergarten in Xihxu Township of Yecheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240224) -- BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People perform dance during an event celebrating the Lantern Festival in Yecheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2024. People across the country celebrate the Lantern Festival, which fell on Feb. 24 this year, amid a festive and bustling atmosphere. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Unrest in Xinjiang

KASHGAR, China - A vehicle of armed police is parked near the scene of an attack in Yecheng County in the Kashgar region of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China on Feb. 29, 2012. The photo was taken from inside a vehicle.

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Unrest in Xinjiang

KASHGAR, China - Vigilantes carrying batons guard a road near the scene of an attack in Yecheng County in the Kashgar region of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China on Feb. 29, 2012. The photo was taken from inside a vehicle.

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Unrest in Kashgar

YECHENG COUNTY, China - Members of a neighborhood watch group carrying sticks are pictured in Yecheng County in the Kashgar district of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China on Feb. 29, 2012, a day after nine attackers wielding knives killed 13 people and injured many others on a street in the county amid tension between Uyghurs and Han Chinese.

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Unrest in Kashgar

YECHENG COUNTY, China - Armed police officers are pictured in Yecheng County in the Kashgar district of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China on Feb. 29, 2012, a day after a group of nine attackers wielding knives killed 13 people and injured many others on a street in the county amid tension between Uyghurs and Han Chinese.

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The love story of Nang

STORY: The love story of Nang DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NUR ELI, Resident in Yecheng County, Xinjiang STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NUR ELI, Resident in Yecheng County, Xinjiang "My name is Nur Eli and I'm 22 years old. We (Uygurs) had a custom, that is, to give more than a dozen presents after engagement. And Nang must be among these presents. This is a custom I knew from my childhood. I'm doing it like the older generation. 　　 Before I started working here, every time I passed by, I saw that at those two exhibition halls, Nang bakers would fly the Nang, catch it, and then bake it. I admired them very much, and wished that someday I could go and bake it myself. I came here to work in January 2020. After two months of work, I could also fly the Nang like the experienced bakers did. I also learned how to bake the Nang. 　　 That Nang was baked by myself. For my own engagement, I, together with two other bakers, made

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Unrest in Xinjiang

KASHGAR, China - A vehicle of armed police is parked near the scene of an attack in Yecheng County in the Kashgar region of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China on Feb. 29, 2012. The photo was taken from inside a vehicle. (Kyodo)

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Unrest in Xinjiang

KASHGAR, China - Vigilantes carrying batons guard a road near the scene of an attack in Yecheng County in the Kashgar region of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China on Feb. 29, 2012. The photo was taken from inside a vehicle. (Kyodo)

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Unrest in Kashgar

YECHENG COUNTY, China - Members of a neighborhood watch group carrying sticks are pictured in Yecheng County in the Kashgar district of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China on Feb. 29, 2012, a day after nine attackers wielding knives killed 13 people and injured many others on a street in the county amid tension between Uyghurs and Han Chinese. (Kyodo)

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Unrest in Kashgar

YECHENG COUNTY, China - Armed police officers are pictured in Yecheng County in the Kashgar district of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China on Feb. 29, 2012, a day after a group of nine attackers wielding knives killed 13 people and injured many others on a street in the county amid tension between Uyghurs and Han Chinese. (Kyodo)

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