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Uighars 'not to blame' for deaths

The president of China Hu Jintao has flown home early from the summit of G8 leaders because of the ongoing unrest in Xinjiang province. The Chinese government blames an organisation called the World Uyghur Congress for orchestrating the violence. The organisation's president Rebiya Kadeer, who was jailed by the Chinese authorities and is now in exile in the US, discusses whether the organisation has played a part in the riots.

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