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| China's Xinjiang hit by fresh unrest | China's Xinjiang hit by fresh unrest |
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| More than 100 people riding motorcycles, some wielding knives, have attacked a police station in China's western region of Xinjiang, according to state-run media. | More than 100 people riding motorcycles, some wielding knives, have attacked a police station in China's western region of Xinjiang, according to state-run media. |
| Details of Friday's incident in the desert city of Hotan are only just emerging. | Details of Friday's incident in the desert city of Hotan are only just emerging. |
| It comes two days after clashes in another part of Xinjiang left at least 35 people dead. | It comes two days after clashes in another part of Xinjiang left at least 35 people dead. |
| An official said China "would strike hard on violent terrorist attacks". | |
| The comments by senior Communist Party official Yu Zhengsheng at a meeting in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi were reported by state-run Xinhua. | |
| Mr Yu appealed for calm and vigilance from local people. | |
| "We will step up the actions to crack down upon terrorist groups and extremist organisations and track the wanted," he said. | |
| A military exercise took place on the streets of Urumqi on Saturday, according to Agence France-Presse news agency. | |
| The agency reported that large sections of the city centre were shut down as tanks and armed personnel blocked access to streets. | |
| China's Global Times, which is owned by the Communist Party, reports that security has been beefed up in Xinjiang. | China's Global Times, which is owned by the Communist Party, reports that security has been beefed up in Xinjiang. |
| Confirming reports from the region is difficult because information is tightly controlled. | Confirming reports from the region is difficult because information is tightly controlled. |
| Ethnic divisions | |
| Xinjiang has seen sporadic outbreaks of violence fuelled by ethnic tensions. | |
| The Muslim Uighur community makes up about 45% of the population in the region, which borders central Asia. Many Uighurs feel that an influx of Han Chinese has left them and their culture marginalised. | |
| The latest unrest comes on the fourth anniversary of rioting in Urumqi, in which almost 200 people died. |