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Former All Blacks player Williams tweets support of Uighurs

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Former All Blacks back Sonny Bill Williams has followed the lead of Arsenal soccer player Mesut Ozil and issued a message of support for China's ethnic minority Uighur Muslim community.

The 34-year-old Williams, who left New Zealand rugby after the World Cup in Japan and who joined Canadian-based British Super League club Toronto Wolfpack last month, converted to Islam in 2009.

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