Uighur security personnel man a checkpoint in Kashgar, western China's Xinjiang province, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. Authorities said peace had been restored in China's restive Muslim region where 16 police officers were killed in an attack that may have been timed to overshadow Olympic celebrations.
A statue portraying dancing Uighurs outside a hotel in Kashgar, in western China's Xinjiang province, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. The attack by two Uighurs, a mainly Muslim ethnic minority group, killing 16 police on Monday triggered a full security alert in the restive Muslim territory just days before the Olympic Games.
A Uighur man chats with his friend on the streets of Kashgar, western China's Xinjiang province, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. The attack by two Uighurs, a mainly Muslim ethnic minority group, killing 16 police on Monday triggered a full security alert in the restive Muslim territory just days before the Olympic Games.
A local on a donkey cart past by the border patrol camp near the scene of Monday's attack that killed 16 police in Kashgar, western China's Xinjiang province, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. The attack by two Uighurs, a mainly Muslim ethnic minority group, triggered a full security alert in the restive Muslim territory just days before the Olympic Games.
An Uighur family rest in the shade near the train station in Kashgar, western China's Xinjiang province, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. Authorities said peace had been restored in China's restive Muslim region where 16 police officers were killed in an attack that may have been timed to overshadow Olympic celebrations.
Uighurs wash carpets used in long distance buses at a bus station in Kashgar, western China's Xinjiang province, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. Authorities said peace had been restored in China's restive Muslim region where 16 police officers were killed in an attack that may have been timed to overshadow Olympic celebrations.
A armed police officer checks the identity card of residents entering a checkpoint in Kashgar, western China's Xinjiang province, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. Authorities said peace had been restored in China's restive Muslim region where 16 police officers were killed in an attack that may have been timed to overshadow Olympic celebrations.
A coal delivery man naps near his goods in Kashgar, western China's Xinjiang province, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. Authorities said peace had been restored in China's restive Muslim region where 16 police officers were killed in an attack that may have been timed to overshadow Olympic celebrations.
An Uigher melon vendor tries to explain his situation to a neighborhood patrol which demanded he move his melons from the roadside curbs in Kashgar, western China's Xinjiang province, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. Authorities said peace had been restored in China's restive Muslim region where 16 police officers were killed in an attack that may have been timed to overshadow Olympic celebrations.
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