Deputy Mayor of Urumqi Zhang Hong speaks during a news conference in Urumqi, capital city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, September 4, 2009. Zhang Hong said on Friday the situation was basically under control in the city. [Xinhua]

People gather on a street in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, September 4, 2009. Police were exerting efforts to control the situation in Urumqi on Friday. [Xinhua]