Xinjiang Violence Leaves 27 Dead After Clash With Police
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An attack on police stations and a government building in China’s Xinjiang province today left 27 people dead, state media reported, in one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence in the region in four years.
Nine security officials in Lukqun township were killed along with eight civilians before police opened fire and killed 10 “rioters,” who also attacked a construction site, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing local Communist Party officials it didn’t identify.