Unrest in Urumqi, China

Security forces on patrol near a mosque ahead of Friday prayers Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Security forces on a mosque roof Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Security forces on patrol near a mosque Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Security forces on patrol near a mosque Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Security forces rest in the back of an armoured personnel carrier Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

People wait at the south bus station in Xinjiang, where many Uighurs are leaving the city in fear of further violence after days of inter-ethnic conflict Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

The south bus station in a predominantly Uighur area of town was packed with students and families scrabbling for tickets to other parts of the region Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Many people said they were leaving because they were scared to stay Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

A woman and her child walk past a policeman in the central square in Urumqi. The city seemed calmer after days of violence Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Uighur men play pool on a street that experienced considerable violence in Urumqi. Several mosques in the city remain closed despite an easing of tensions Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Riot police continue keep a strong presence in the city Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Security forces continue their show of strength in the streets of Urumqi Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Residents greet security forces on the streets of Urumqi Photograph: Photographer:Dan Chung/Guardian

Security forces maintain a visible presence on the streets of Urumqi Photograph: Photographer:Dan Chung/Guardian

Chinese security forces move into formation in the People's Square in Urumqi Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Soldiers in the People's Square in Urumqi Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Uighurs show what they claim to be wounds sustained in fighting in Urumqi Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

A Uighur woman sells watermelons on the street while surrounded by riot police Photograph: Photographer:Dan Chung/Guardian

A man argues with an armed police officer who is blocking his way, trying to persuade him not to take to the streets Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Han Chinese take to the streets armed with sticks after the disturbances in Urumqi. The city is now under curfew Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Security forces line up after the disturbances in Urumqi Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Han Chinese take to the streets armed with sticks Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Armed police try to stop Han Chinese taking to the streets Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Uighur women protest in front of police in riot gear Photograph: Dan Chung

Security forces face Uighur protesters Photograph: Dan Chung

Uighurs face a line of security forces during protests which interrupted an official press tour of the riot-damaged areas of Xinjiang Photograph: Dan Chung

A woman on crutches stands defiantly in front of a police riot van Photograph: Dan Chung

Uighur women protest in front of security forces Photograph: Dan Chung

A Uighur woman is surrounded by police Photograph: Dan Chung

People attend to someone who has fainted during the protests Photograph: Dan Chung

Uighur women weep as they clutch photographs of their loved ones Photograph: Dan Chung

A woman wails in front of security forces as reporters look on Photograph: Dan Chung

The remains of a car showroom destroyed during the disturbances Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A destroyed market in the centre of Urumqi Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Uighurs are detained by security forces after the riots. Urumqi is the capital of the predominantly Muslim Xinjiang province Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

Paramilitary guards patrol the streets of the city Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A victim of the violence is treated by medics in the People's hospital Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A victim recovers after receiving medical attention at the hospital Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Four-year-old Aliya, who was holding the hand of his pregnant mother when she was shot, waits as she undergoes emergency surgery Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A child carries a toddler between burned-out buses Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A police car drives past residents in Urumqi Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Burned-out vehicles in the city centre Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

The Beijing government has ordered more resources to aid the clean-up operation Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Riot police at a roadblock in the city Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian