Terror Attack In China's Troubled Xinjiang Province Kills 31

Biggest Attack In Years Kills 31 In China's Troubled Xinjiang -- Reuters

May 22 (Reuters) - Explosives hurled from two vehicles which ploughed into an open market in China's troubled Xinjiang region killed 31 people on Thursday, state media reported, the deadliest act of violence in the region in years.

China called the attack in the regional capital of Urumqi a "serious violent terrorist incident" and domestic security chief Meng Jianzhu vowed to strengthen a crackdown on the "arrogance of terrorists". Ninety-four people were wounded.

China has blamed a series of knife and bomb attacks in recent months on separatist militants from Xinjiang, the traditional home of the ethnic Muslim Uighurs.

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Terrorists throw bombs from car windows in crowded Chinese market, setting off huge explosions, killing at least 31 and injuring scores more -- Daily Mail
Urumqi attack kills 31 in China's Xinjiang region -- BBC
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