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China's Xinjiang hit by fresh unrest China steps up operations in Xinjiang
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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. China says it will step up its operations in the western Xinjiang region, after days of unrest.
Details of Friday's incident in the desert city of Hotan are only just emerging. State-run media reported that more than 100 people riding motorcycles, some wielding knives, attacked a police station in remote Hotan on Friday.
It comes two days after clashes in another part of Xinjiang left at least 35 people dead. It follows Wednesday's clashes elsewhere in Xinjiang which killed 35.
An official said China "would strike hard on violent terrorist attacks". At a meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping, China's leaders resolved to crack down on those responsible for the violence.
The comments by senior Communist Party official Yu Zhengsheng at a meeting in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi were reported by state-run Xinhua. Senior Communist Party official Yu Zhengsheng said China "would strike hard on violent terrorist attacks," according to state-run Xinhua.
Mr Yu appealed for calm and vigilance from local people. Appealing for calm and vigilance from local people at a meeting in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi, Mr Yu said China would impose severe punishment on those taking part in violent crimes.
"We will step up the actions to crack down upon terrorist groups and extremist organisations and track the wanted," he said. "We will step up the actions to crack down upon terrorist groups and extremist organisations and track the wanted," Mr Yu added.
A military exercise took place on the streets of Urumqi on Saturday, according to Agence France-Presse news agency.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.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, says 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 divisionsEthnic divisions
Xinjiang has seen sporadic outbreaks of violence fuelled by ethnic tensions.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 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. The latest unrest comes ahead of the fourth anniversary of rioting in Urumqi, in which almost 200 people died.
The BBC's former Beijing correspondent, Michael Bristow, says Chinese officials use the label "terrorist" for most opponents in Xinjiang.
Many think the real cause for the region's sporadic unrest is Beijing's heavy-handed treatment of the ethnic Uighurs, he says.