Chinese police patrol the main square of Kashgar. Eight people died in bombings and fierce clashes between police and attackers in China's remote northwest, state media reported, the second outbreak of deadly violence there in under a week. (AFP/File/Peter Parks)From Yahoo News/AP:
BEIJING (AFP) - The death toll from a bombing and the aftermath in China's northwestern Xinjiang province on Sunday rose to eight, with four injured, state media said.
Seven attackers and one security guard died in the attack in which the bombers drove a tricycle laden with explosives into the yard of a police station in the remote city of Kuqa, Xinhua news agency said.
Explosions shook the remote city of Kuqa while it was still dark on Sunday morning, with the assailants targetting the police station and a government office, Xinhua news agency reported.
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More News On The Terrorist Threat In China
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Up to 6 dead in China bomb blasts: reports -- ABC News.net
My Comment: The Chinese officials responsible for security at the Olympic games have probably given up sleep for the next two weeks.
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