BBC: China 15 dead

Weekend unrest in Kashgar, in China’s western Xinjiang region, has left at least 15 people dead, state media say.

The violence began on Saturday when two men killed a truck driver, then drove his lorry into pedestrians and attacked them with knives, killing six. One of the attackers also died.

On Sunday an explosion killed three people and police shot dead “four suspects”, the Xinhua agency said.

Xinjiang has a Muslim Uighur minority and has seen serious ethnic tension.

The BBC’s Martin Patience in Beijing says there are reports of further clashes in the city on Sunday.

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A local official was quoted as saying that both of Saturday’s attackers were Uighurs. Continue Reading →