URUMQI, China (Reuters) - Chinese riot police broke up a small demonstration by Uighurs leaving Friday prayers in a Muslim Uighur neighbourhood of Urumqi, arresting several who were taken away with hands above their heads.
The action came as the United States urged Chinese leaders to act with restraint in tackling the unrest in the Xinjiang region.
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