Attack in China’s Xinjiang Region Kills at Least 18, RFA Reports

At least 18 people were killed after ethnic Uighurs attacked a police checkpoint in Xinjiang, Radio Free Asia reported, the deadliest incident documented in China’s far western region since at least September.

The knife-and-bomb attack occurred Monday in the city of Kashgar, the report said, as the Muslim minority group observes the holy month of Ramadan under tight restrictions on religious activities. The assailants killed police officers after speeding through the traffic checkpoint and were then killed themselves by police, the report said.