Police Shoot Down 6 Alleged Assailants In Xinjiang
January 12 2015
Provincial authorities say police on Monday have killed six people who were allegedly attempting to carry out attacks with explosive devices in China’s western Xinjiang province, reports Agence France-Presse, citing local media.
Residents near the city of Kashgar noticed a “suspicious person carrying an explosive device” and called police, reported the state-run Tianshan news site.
Police said they opened fire on one attacker after he attempted to assault an officer with an...
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