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1. In this image provided un-named local citizen on Sunday July 5, 2009, riot police run in Urumqi, in China's western Xinjiang region Sunday July 5, 2009. A protest that began peacefully turned violent Sunday as police fired shots in the air and used baton
2. In this image provided by un-named citizen on Sunday July 5, 2009, shows police assemble opposite protestors in Urumqi, in China's western Xinjiang region on Sunday July 5, 2009. A protest that began peacefully turned violent Sunday as police fired shot

Chinese state media says that 156 people have been killed in violent riots in the country's western Xinjiang region.

The official Xinhua News Agency did not immediately give any other details in its one-sentence report early Tuesday.

It had said earlier that at least 140 people were dead and that the number "was still climbing." Another 828 people have been injured in the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit the region in decades.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

URUMQI, China (AP) _ Riots and street battles killed at least 140 people in China's western Xinjiang province and injured 828 others in the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit ...

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