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China: Xinjiang plane hijackers overpowered by passengers, crew

Would-be hijackers in Xinjiang, China, were overpowered by passengers and air crew as they tried to break into the cockpit.

China jails 20 Uighurs on terror charges

China has sentence 20 ethnic Uighur men to a jail term of up to life in prison on charges of terrorism and separatism.

Uighur activists protest against the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao outside of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 19, 2011. Many Uighurs complain of religious and cultural repression by the Chinese authorities, charges Beijing denies.

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