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Violence in China's Xinjiang 'kills 27' - vest007 - 06-26-2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23050288
Quote:Riots have killed 27 people in China's restive far western region of Xinjiang, Chinese state media report.
Quote:But local people told the BBC that the violence involved a local family who had a long-standing dispute with officials who had been pressuring the men to shave off their beards and the women to take off their veils.