An elderly Uighur man waits for his friend as he leaves the Kashgar Idgah mosque, the biggest one in Xinjiang province, after an early afternoon prayer session 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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