China's show of strength to quell ethnic violence in Xinjiang
Helicopters hovered, loudspeaker vans broadcast messages urging calm and hundreds of paramilitary officers marched around the city chanting. Hundreds more guarded the perimeter of the city's largely Uighur area, several with bayonets. Water cannon could be seen on the streets and security forces were armed with guns, crossbows, riot shields and batons.
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