1. Urumqi has been plagued by violence between Han Chinese and Uyghurs since July , when long-simmering ethnic tensions erupted into riots .

2. It operates domestic flights to eleven local destinations and operates international scheduled services to Irkutsk, Russia and Hohhot and Urumqi in China.

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4. The state-run Xinhua news agency reported a heavy security presence Friday and helicopters hovering over Urumqi , the capital of China 's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region .