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| Dozens die in mass attack in China's troubled Xinjiang province |
| 2014-07-30 |
| [LATIMES] Police shot and killed "several dozen" people in northwestern Xinjiang province during festivities on the eve of an important Moslem holiday, Chinese authorities confirm. Reporting of the incident was delayed almost 48 hours, and details remained vague. The festivities took place Sunday night and Monday morning in villages near Yarkand, also known as Shache, a desert oasis near China's western border with Afghanistan and Tajikistan. A report released by the official Xinhua news agency late Tuesday said several hundred people armed with knives and axes attacked local government and police offices in Ailixihu township, then launched a similar attack in adjacent Huangdi township. "They smashed and burned multiple vehicles and slashed innocent civilians,'' the Xinhua report said. "Police responded swiftly and shot and killed several dozen assailants.'' Unconfirmed reports from people who were in the area said 13 police and 20 protesters were killed. Chinese police in the region have taken up arms and adopted shoot-to-kill policies after a string of terror attacks. Tourists who were in the area described military checkpoints on roads leading into and out of Yarkand. One tourist who asked not to be quoted by name said she saw a convoy of 20 canvas-covered military trucks driving into Yarkand on Tuesday night. The tourist also said Internet and telephone service had been cut off intermittently. A blogger wrote that the altercation started when police were "doing an inspection in a village." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Despite the higher Civie casualties involved when compared to Gun-linked mass incidents, no one is calling for Knife, Ax, andor Club, etc. Control. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-07-30 20:56 |
| #6 Is troubled a new synonym for Islamic? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-07-30 14:26 |
| #5 Is Obummer gonna slap any sanctions on the Chicoms for violating the human rights of those poor muzzies? What? Don't the Weegurs have a Green Helmut man? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-07-30 11:34 |
| #4 Reporting of the incident was delayed almost 48 hours, and details remained vague Word is that the censors were busy scrubbing news off the intertubes. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-07-30 09:36 |
| #3 Chinese police in the region have taken up arms and adopted shoot-to-kill policies We can send them some experienced advisers from the Albuquerque Police Department on the those protocols. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-07-30 09:25 |
| #2 Caveats about first reports and all: Still. Tourists in the area???? Thirteen cops killed by knives and axes???? How'd that happen? Coordinated ambush? Cops not armed, even with billy clubs? Huge number of attackers? Less than twice as many attackers killed as cops??? Tourists?????????? |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2014-07-30 07:42 |
| #1 Don't they know? More crosses mean less of this. Or this populates the state. |
| Posted by: newc 2014-07-30 02:56 |