Ethnic riots spread in China’s west; 156 killed

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Riots and street battles killed at least 156 people in China’s western Xinjiang province, state media said Tuesday, and injured 828 others in the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit the region in decades. Officials said the death toll was expected to rise.

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