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| Violence in China's Xinjiang 'kills 27' | Violence in China's Xinjiang 'kills 27' |
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| Riots have killed 27 people in China's restive far western region of Xinjiang, Chinese state media report. | Riots have killed 27 people in China's restive far western region of Xinjiang, Chinese state media report. |
| The incident happened in Turban prefecture early on Wednesday. | The incident happened in Turban prefecture early on Wednesday. |
| Police opened fire after a mob armed with knives attacked police stations and a local government building, Xinhua news agency quoted officials as saying. | Police opened fire after a mob armed with knives attacked police stations and a local government building, Xinhua news agency quoted officials as saying. |
| There are sporadic outbreaks of violence in Xinjiang, where there are rumbling ethnic tensions between Muslim Uighur and Han Chinese communities. | There are sporadic outbreaks of violence in Xinjiang, where there are rumbling ethnic tensions between Muslim Uighur and Han Chinese communities. |
| Confirming reports from the region is difficult because information is tightly controlled. | |
| The Xinhua news agency report, citing local officials, said rioters stabbed people and set police cars alight. | |
| Seventeen people, including nine security personnel and eight civilians, were killed before police shot dead 10 of the rioters, it said. | |
| At least three others were injured and were being treated in hospital, it added. | |
| In 2009 almost 200 people - mostly Han Chinese - were killed after deadly rioting erupted. | In 2009 almost 200 people - mostly Han Chinese - were killed after deadly rioting erupted. |
| In April another incident in the city of Kashgar left 21 people dead. | In April another incident in the city of Kashgar left 21 people dead. |