Xinjiang mob shot by police
Source: Shanghai Daily |
July 19, 2011, Tuesday
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Police in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region yesterday "gunned down" rioters who attacked a police station and killed at least four people.
The violence was the worst Xinjiang has experienced in about a year.
China Central Television said the latest incident took place in the desert city of Hotan when a mob attacked a police station, taking hostages and setting it on fire.
A paramilitary policeman and an Armed Police officer died in the violence, as well as several of the attackers, it reported.
Six hostages were rescued.
"Police gunned down several rioters who attacked a police station and killed four people in Hotan city," Xinhua news agency said. "Rioters broke into the police station shortly after 12pm. They assaulted the police, took hostages and set fire to the station," it added, citing the Ministry of Public Security.
"The police quickly converged on the scene and shot a number of rioters while freeing six hostages."
The situation has now been bought "under control," CCTV said, and a team from the state anti-terrorism office was sent to the scene.
The violence was the worst Xinjiang has experienced in about a year.
China Central Television said the latest incident took place in the desert city of Hotan when a mob attacked a police station, taking hostages and setting it on fire.
A paramilitary policeman and an Armed Police officer died in the violence, as well as several of the attackers, it reported.
Six hostages were rescued.
"Police gunned down several rioters who attacked a police station and killed four people in Hotan city," Xinhua news agency said. "Rioters broke into the police station shortly after 12pm. They assaulted the police, took hostages and set fire to the station," it added, citing the Ministry of Public Security.
"The police quickly converged on the scene and shot a number of rioters while freeing six hostages."
The situation has now been bought "under control," CCTV said, and a team from the state anti-terrorism office was sent to the scene.
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