Press "Enter" to skip to content

3. Ethnic riots rock Chinas Uighur area, 27 killed

By Saibal Dasgupta  in the Times of India, June 27
Beijing: At least 27 people have died, 10 of them in police firing, following a communal clash in China’s restive Xinjiang region bordering Pakistan and Central Asia on Wednesday morning. The deaths include those of nine policemen.
Official sources said police opened fire after a mob armed with knives attacked police stations and a local government building in Turpan prefecture of the western China province, which has a large population of Uighurs, who are Turkic Muslims.
Media said violence by knife-wielding mob had already killed eight civilians and nine security personnel in Lukwun, a remote township in Turpan, when police opened fire killing 10 rioters. The rioters stabbed people and set police cars alight, media said quoting local officials. This is the second major case of violence since last April when 21 people were killed.

Be First to Comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.