Uyghur people commemorating the July 2009 Urumqui riots in northwestern China, where 197 people died.
The riots took place several days after a violent incident in Shaoguan, Guangdong, where many migrant workers are employed as part of a programme to alleviate labour shortages. A violent dispute erupted between migrant Uyghurs and Han workers at a toy factory in Shaoguan as a result of allegations of the sexual assault of a Han female. Groups of Han set upon Uyghur co-workers, leading to at least two Uyghurs being killed. The event was widely cited as the trigger event for July 2009 Ürümqi riots
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