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China Unlikely to Loosen Its Grip in West (Photo by Ryan Anson)

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Four days before the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing, the Chinese government faced an...

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By Jill Drew

Photo by Ryan Anson

Violent outbursts are continuing in the Xinjiang region of western China, with the latest resulting in the deaths of two policemen who were attacked Wednesday while searching a cornfield for a woman they believe is involved in a separatist cell.

State media reported Saturday morning that police found the alleged assailants and shot six of them dead after they tried to defend themselves with knives, wounding two security officials.

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