Showing posts with label Xinjiang riots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Xinjiang riots. Show all posts

Friday, June 28, 2013

Fresh Violence Erupted In China's Restive Xinjiang On Friday


Second Clash Hits China's Xinjiang In Three Days -- Channel News Asia

Fresh violence erupted in China's restive Xinjiang on Friday, state media said, two days after 35 died in what the government called a "terrorist attack" and a week before the anniversary of major 2009 clashes.

TURPAN, China: Fresh violence erupted in China's restive Xinjiang on Friday, state media said, two days after 35 died in what the government called a "terrorist attack" and a week before the anniversary of major 2009 clashes.

The incident in Hotan city followed riots on Wednesday that were the deadliest to hit the western desert region, home to 10 million mostly Uighur Muslims, since violence on July 5, 2009, left hundreds dead.

"At local time this afternoon, a violent attack occurred in Hotan city," the CCTV state broadcaster said on an official microblog account.

"Currently the incident has been resolved and the number of casualties is being verified."

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More News On The Escalating Violence In China's Restive Xinjiang Province

China's west erupts in violence 2nd time in 3 days -- AP
China calls Xinjiang unrest a 'terrorist attack', ups death toll to 35 -- Reuters
Deadly China Xinjiang riots were 'terrorist attack' -- Global Post/AFP
Death toll from west China's violence rises to 35 -- USA Today/AP
Ethnic riots kill dozens in China -- Sydney Morning Herald
Death Toll Rises to 35 in Xinjiang Violence -- China Digital Times
Death toll in Xinjiang violence rises to at least 35 -- L.A. Times
China knife attack death toll increases -- Christian Science Monitor
China Calls Xinjiang Violence Killing 35 a Terrorist Incident -- Bloomberg Businessweek


Monday, July 6, 2009

China Says 140 Dead In Xinjiang Unrest

Firefighters douse a bus in Urumqi, the main city in Xinjiang, where China's ethnic Uighur minority is concentrated. Eight hundred people were injured and hundreds held as demonstrations against racial discrimination erupted into street violence. Shen Qiao / New China News Agency

From Yahoo News/Reuters:

URUMQI, China (Reuters) – At least 140 people have been killed in rioting in the capital of China's northwestern region of Xinjiang, with the government blaming exiled Muslim separatists for the area's worst case of ethnic unrest in years.

Hundreds of rioters have been arrested, the official Xinhua news agency reported, after rock-throwing Uighurs took to the streets of the regional capital on Sunday, some burning and smashing vehicles and confronting ranks of anti-riot police.

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More News On The Unrest In Xinjiang

China says 140 killed in riots in west -- Yahoo News/AP
Over 140 killed in ethnic unrest in China -- CNN
140 slain as Chinese riot police, Muslims clash in northwestern city -- L.A. Times
China says 140 dead in Xinjiang riot, blames separatists -- Reuters
Recalling the nightmare: witnesses' account of Xinjiang riot -- China View
China tightens Web screws after Xinjiang riot -- Reuters
Backgrounder: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region -- China View
FACTBOX: China's restive Xinjiang region -- Reuters
Q&A: China and the Uighurs -- The Guardian