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Han Chinese said they were relieved by military doctors' testimony that the needle attacks would not spread AIDS, but not fully satisfied by the sacking of city party secretary Li Zhi and regional chief of police Liu Yaohua. On Thursday and Friday tens of thousands of Han Chinese demonstrated to call for the resignation of regional party secretary Wang Lequan, saying he had failed to ensure their security after the government blamed hundreds of reported needle attacks on separatists. Some also tried to storm Uighur areas. "Firing the two leaders should make things better. But it's too early to say if the needle attacks are over," said a fruit seller surnamed Ge. The Xinhua news agency did not give a reason for Li and Liu's departure. Both had been in office on July 5, when 197 people, mostly majority Han Chinese, died in deadly rioting by Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking Muslim group native to the region. Han Chinese took to the streets this week in fear and anger, saying the government had failed to prosecute the rioters and to protect citizens, as rumors of needle attacks swirled around a city that has been cut off from the Internet and has had limited phone access for two months. "We thought you could get AIDS or something, and kids and women were stabbed so it was really terrifying," said a Han Chinese man surnamed Shou, who sat on a stoop with several friends studying the doctor's testimony in the newspaper. "Now, we know that even if you are stabbed, it's not a big deal, so that's a relief. The main thing is that people aren't really hurt." Uighur residents returned to shops and markets, saying that the July riots and this week's demonstrations had destroyed business and scared off visitors to the city. "I believe that there were some needle attacks by terrorists. But it has really hurt the rest of us, who are completely innocent," said Sajida, a Uighur merchant. "Han are the majority here and there aren't very many of us to begin with, and when you walk down the street the Han look at us with such hatred and suspicion. They might beat us up. For the past few days I didn't dare leave my home." Beijing was eager to defuse tensions and resolve a rare direct challenge by Han Chinese residents of Xinjiang, who are normally loyal to the government, before the 60th anniversary of Communist rule over mainland China on October 1. HEROIN ADDICTS None of the cases, or the charges, announced so far seemed to support government assertions that the needle attacks were coordinated by separatists bound on fomenting unrest. Four Uighurs had been indicted for "endangering public security" in connection with the needle attacks, and four others were to be formally arrested, the city's procurator said. Continued... View article on single page Share: Del.icio.us Digg Mixx Yahoo! 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