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A girl from the Muslim Uighur ethnic minority group plays in a court yard inside the Kashgar Idgah mosque
05 Aug 2008
Source: Reuters
 
A girl from the Muslim Uighur ethnic minority group plays in a court yard inside the Kashgar Idgah mosque, the biggest one in Xinjiang province, during 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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