Report: Stores reopen in Urumqi, China, after deadly protests
“The violence was a result of ethnic tensions between the Uyghurs, who are predominantly Muslim, and members of China’s Han majority. Hundreds of Han Chinese were on Urumqi streets Tuesday, holding sticks and pipes, and calling for punishment of the Uyghurs, who they say committed serious crimes.
The Uyghurs say they have been victimized and that many of those killed in the violence were Uyghurs. Uyghur religious leaders condemned the violence, saying it is against the spirit of the Muslim faith and Uyghur tradition.
Erdogan told journalists on his return to Ankara, Turkey, from the G8 summit in Italy that ‘the incidents in China are a genocide. There’s no point in interpreting this otherwise.’
In Turkey, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued his outspoken criticism Saturday of China’s crackdown on the Uyghurs.”
[Meanwhile the Turks continue their denial of the genocide against the Armenians .]