The violence continues in western China, and more deaths are reported. From CNN.com ("Ethnic Unrest in China Leads to Mass Arrests"):

"Police halted people who had gathered in nearby Yili Kazak Prefecture and Aksu City and dispersed more than 200 people who had tried to gather in nearby Kashgar at the Id Kah Mosque, the largest mosque in China, the news agency said.

Along the road into Kashgar from the airport, many areas were deserted; residents said police had set up blockades in some areas and were rerouting traffic.

The regional public security department put the toll from riots at 156 deaths and more than 800 injuries, according to Xinhua, the state-run news agency."

Here are some pictures I took of the Id Kah Mosque and some of the culture surrounding it in 2005. I was there many times that summer. It is a very beautiful place, where children play catch with balls and run through the fountain in the center of the square, all lit up at night.  When I was there, the Id Kah Mosque square was a place for people to gather and socialize. Tonight it is a place where people are being arrested. I can't imagine this.

Please keep praying for the Uyghurs. Please pray for peacemakers to abound in that place.