Martial law in Chinese city after riot
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BEIJING - Martial law was declared in a town in central China after at least four people died in rioting, residents said on Monday.
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Chinese ex-premier Li Peng, dubbed the  Butcher of Beijing for declaring martial law days before troops  crushed the 1989 Tiananmen protests, has defended his role in  the massacre by invoking late leader Deng Xiaoping for the  first time.
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Up to 50,000 workers upset over mistreatment by local security guards clashed with police in a town in China's Guangdong province, throwing rocks and bricks and torching four police cars, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Sunday.
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Several people were killed and houses were set on fire in clashes in central China between minority Muslims and members of the Han community sparked by the death of a girl in a traffic accident, a resident said.
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The Thai army declared martial law   nationwide in the early hours of Wednesday after a coup to   dismiss Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a coup spokesman   said in a televised address.
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HONG KONG - Hundreds of people clashed with riot police in a village in southern China, leaving some villagers hospitalized, a news report said Thursday.  Hong Kong's Cable TV broadcast footage from villagers that showed them scuffling with police in riot gear Tuesday.
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A curfew has been imposed on the Afghan city of Herat after protests over the sacking of former governor Ismail Khan, local television reports said.
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Violent clashes in a village in central China killed seven people and injured 42, the government said Monday, as police imposed martial law on the area after the fighting
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - Iraq's interim Prime Minister  Iyad Allawi declared martial law on Sunday and said a U.S.-led  military offensive against the rebel-held city of Falluja could  not be delayed much longer.
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Police with riot shields fired warning shots and dispersed a group of monks who had defied a ban on demonstrations.
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BEIWU, China  - Ethnic rivalries have sparked  recent violent clashes in China, where the government has its  hands full trying to control a country of 1.3 billion people as  economic differences bubble into unrest with growing frequency.
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A man who killed eight students and injured four others was seized at 4 pm Friday by local police in Ruzhou, a city in central China&#39;s Henan Province.
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China's security chief has urged officials to heed the grievances of their communities, state media reported Friday, following a series of violent protests that undermine efforts to maintain stability.
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BEIJING  - All 166 miners trapped after a gas blast in China were confirmed dead, sparking riots by hundreds of angry relatives who stormed a government office, smashed windows and beat officials.
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extent of unrest in rural China, fuelled by corruption and a growing gap between rich and poor. the Hui Muslim minority sparked rioting through the weekend.
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China declared martial law in part of a central province after several people were killed and numerous houses set on fire in clashes between minority Muslims and ethnic Han Chinese, residents and officials said on Monday.
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BEIJING, Feb. 18 -- China said Monday that police in the western region of Xinjiang had carried out a deadly raid against a group of extremists planning a series of attacks.