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A Chinese soldier in riot gear yawns as he stands with fellow soldiers in the main square in the city of Kangding, located around 400 kilometres (250 miles) west of Chengdu in Sichuan Province
23 Mar 2008
Source: Reuters
 
A Chinese soldier in riot gear yawns as he stands with fellow soldiers in the main square in the city of Kangding, located around 400 kilometres (250 miles) west of Chengdu in Sichuan Province March 23, 2008. China said 19 people died in riots in the Tibetan capital last week and official media warned against the unrest spreading to the northwest region of Xinjiang, where Uighur Muslims bridle under Chinese control. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA)
REUTERS/DAVID GRAY


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