The official Xinhua news agency said Hu Jintao, who had been on a state visit to Italy ahead of the Group of Eight summit starting on Wednesday, was rushing back "due to the situation" in Xinjiang.

Troops have been deployed and a curfew imposed in an effort to quell the unrest [Reuters]
Urumqi, Xinjiang's regional capital, appeared quiet early on Wednesday a day after heavily armed troops were deployed and a night-time curfew imposed as rival ethnic groups took to the streets, battling each other and the police.
Anti-riot police continued to block off main streets, while armoured personnel carriers patrolled the city as soldiers went about their morning exercises.
Source: Al Jazeera
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