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4 sentenced to death for Xinjiang violence
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September 16, 2011, Friday
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FOUR men have been sentenced to death for the latest spate of violent attacks in China's Central Asian borderlands.
The sentences are the first related to the July violence that left dozens dead in the far western region of Xinjiang. The four were sentenced to death on Tuesday by courts in Hotan and Kashgar, the cities where the attacks occurred.
Two other men were given 19-year jail terms.
On July 18, a group of rioters stormed a police station in Hotan and took hostages, killing four. Then, on July 30 and 31, riots in Kashgar left 13 people dead and 44 injured.
Authorities said 14 attackers were shot by police in Hotan, and five assailants were killed in Kashgar.
The incidents were organized terror attacks, Xinjiang authorities said earlier.
The Xinjiang Legal Daily said in a report on the Tianshan.net news portal that the six men sentenced on Tuesday had been charged with leading and organizing a terror group, manufacturing illegal explosives, intentional homicide, arson and other crimes.
The Chinese government has invested heavily to improve living standards in Xinjiang. More than 30 large state-owned enterprises plan to pour 991.6 billion yuan (US$155 billion) into the area between this year and 2015.
Officials said the investment will transform Xinjiang into a major production base for petroleum and energy-related industries.
The sentences are the first related to the July violence that left dozens dead in the far western region of Xinjiang. The four were sentenced to death on Tuesday by courts in Hotan and Kashgar, the cities where the attacks occurred.
Two other men were given 19-year jail terms.
On July 18, a group of rioters stormed a police station in Hotan and took hostages, killing four. Then, on July 30 and 31, riots in Kashgar left 13 people dead and 44 injured.
Authorities said 14 attackers were shot by police in Hotan, and five assailants were killed in Kashgar.
The incidents were organized terror attacks, Xinjiang authorities said earlier.
The Xinjiang Legal Daily said in a report on the Tianshan.net news portal that the six men sentenced on Tuesday had been charged with leading and organizing a terror group, manufacturing illegal explosives, intentional homicide, arson and other crimes.
The Chinese government has invested heavily to improve living standards in Xinjiang. More than 30 large state-owned enterprises plan to pour 991.6 billion yuan (US$155 billion) into the area between this year and 2015.
Officials said the investment will transform Xinjiang into a major production base for petroleum and energy-related industries.
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