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Local government says 21 dead in west China clash sparked by 'terrorism'

A violent clash between authorities and assailants described as a terrorist gang left 21 people dead in China's restive northwestern region of Xinjiang, the local government said Wednesday.

 

Strong earthquake reported in far-western China

Chinese officials say a strong earthquake has struck a remote area of the country's far-western Xinjiang region. The government earthquake monitoring center said the quake registered magnitude 6.2 and hit Sunday evening. It said it was centered 175 miles southeast of the oasis city of Hotan. The area is deep in the thinly populated Kunlun mountains.

 

Xinjiang attack 'was terrorism'

Chinese officials blame ethnic Uighur Muslim separatists for Monday's fatal attack on a police station in Xinjiang province.

 

6 Sentenced to Death in Xinjiang Riots

The men were sentenced by a Chinese court for their roles in the deadly ethnic rioting that convulsed the regional capital of Urumqi in July, the state news agency said.

 

China says another 319 detained over Xinjiang riot

Police in western China have detained another 319 people suspected of being involved in deadly ethnic unrest between Muslim minority ...

 

Uighur leader says 10,000 went missing in one night

Uighur leader says 10,000 went missing in one night

Nearly 10,000 Uighurs involved in deadly riots in China's northwestern Xinjiang region went missing in one night, exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer said Wednesday, calling for an international investigation.

 

Chinese Police Kill Two Uighurs as Unrest Flares

Police shot dead two Uighurs on Monday in renewed unrest in China's far northwestern region of Xinjiang, Reuters reported state radio as saying.

 

Death toll rises in China ethnic unrest

At least 184 people died in last weekend's violent protests in China's far-west Xinjiang region, state-run media reported.

 

China: Executions for Rioters Behind Killings

Communist Party official says state will seek the death penalty for those responsible for killing the 156 people who were victims of riots on July 5.

 

China President Hu Leaves G8 Early Amid Rioting

China President Hu Leaves G8 Early Amid Rioting

China's president cut short a G8 summit trip to hurry home Wednesday after ethnic tensions soared in Xinjiang territory, with sobbing Muslim women scuffling with riot police and Chinese men with steel pipes and meat cleavers rampaging through the streets.

 

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