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| Xinjiang: 16 dead on Sunday after clash between police & Muslims |
| 2013-12-18 |
| Xinhua, China's official state news agency, has said a clash between police and locals in the country's northwestern region of Xinjiang that left 16 people dead was an organised and premeditated attack by a small "terrorist" group. Xinhua described the assailants as "terrorists" on Tuesday and said an initial investigation by the security forces found that 14 dead locals were from a 20-member group led by a man identified as Hasan Ismail. Two other victims were police officers, Xinhua said. The report said six members of the group were captured, but did not say if Ismail was among those killed or apprehended. Sweden-based Uighur activist Dilxat Raxit said Sunday's incident was the latest example of how Chinese security forces are increasingly opting to kill suspects at the scene rather than capturing them and putting them on trial. "They are now opening fire and killing people, then calling them terrorists," Raxit said by phone. "This deprives them of their right to defend themselves in a court." |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #3 The PRC version of a Miranda rights notification: BLAM! BLAM! BLAMBLAMBLAM! RATATATAT! |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2013-12-18 22:53 |
| #2 AlanC... not me... I take Han over Mooselimbs any day of the year. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2013-12-18 21:11 |
| #1 A story that leaves me with ambivalent feelings. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-12-18 19:31 |