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July 22, 2011

South China Morning Post: Ban on Islamic dress sparked Uygur attack

by Choi Chi-yuk
South China Morning Post

Local residents believe that an attempt by the authorities in Hotan , Xinjiang , to gradually ban local Uygur women from wearing black veils and traditional Islamic black outfits was one of the main triggers of a deadly attack at a local police station on Monday.

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