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An elderly Uighur man arrives for early afternoon prayers at the Kashgar Idgah mosque in Xinjiang province
05 Aug 2008
Source: Reuters
 
An elderly Uighur man arrives for early afternoon prayers at the Kashgar Idgah mosque in Xinjiang province August 5, 2008. China's tense Xinjiang region announced sweeping security checks of transport on Tuesday after assailants used a truck to mount a deadly attack on police days before the Beijing Olympic Games open. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA)
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