Locals and Chinese security personnel cross a junction in the centre of Urumqi in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region September 7, 2009. China's troubled far-western city of Urumqi has spelt out potential punishments for spreading rumours after days of sometimes deadly unrest and panic about reported syringe attacks that fanned ethnic tensions. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA CONFLICT POLITICS)
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