A Bloody Crackdown in China
http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20090706_chinese_officials_crack_down_on_protests/
Posted on Jul 6, 2009
It is now estimated that at least 156 people have been killed, more than 800 injured and some 700 arrested as the Chinese government cracks down on protesters who are demanding justification for the death of two Uighur workers in restive Xinjiang province. Here is some video footage of the protests taking place.
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