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Explosions hit Xinjiang capital Urumqi Attack hits Xinjiang capital Urumqi
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An attack in the Xinjiang capital, Urumqi, has killed and injured an unknown number of people, Chinese reports say. Attackers have crashed two cars into shoppers at a market in the Xinjiang capital, Urumqi, and thrown explosives, Chinese reports say.
Two vehicles rammed shoppers at a market and threw explosives from their vehicles, news agency Xinhua said. One of the vehicles exploded in the attack, which happened on Thursday morning, state news agency Xinhua said.
One of the vehicles exploded in the attack, which happened on Thursday morning, the state news agency added. An "unknown number of people were killed and injured", with people rushed to several hospitals, Xinhua added.
There are periodic outbreaks of violence in Xinjiang, which is home to the Muslim Uighur minority group.There are periodic outbreaks of violence in Xinjiang, which is home to the Muslim Uighur minority group.
Last month a bomb attack at a station in Urumqi killed three people and injured dozens more. China blamed the attack on Uighur separatists.Last month a bomb attack at a station in Urumqi killed three people and injured dozens more. China blamed the attack on Uighur separatists.
Information about incidents in the far western region, where ethnic tensions rumble between Uighurs and Han Chinese, is tightly controlled. Information about incidents in the region, where ethnic tensions rumble between Uighurs and Han Chinese, is tightly controlled.
'Multiple explosions'
Pictures on weibo - China's equivalent of Twitter - taken by eyewitnesses appeared to show that Thursday's attack happened at one end of a busy market street lined with stalls selling vegetables.Pictures on weibo - China's equivalent of Twitter - taken by eyewitnesses appeared to show that Thursday's attack happened at one end of a busy market street lined with stalls selling vegetables.
One photo showed flames engulfing the junction and others showed at least three fire trucks mobilised to put out the fire. "Witnesses said two cross-country vehicles driving from north to south ploughed into people in the market at 07:50. Explosives were thrown out of the vehicles," the Xinhua report said.
Local media said eyewitnesses heard multiple explosions at the time of the incident. One photo showed flames engulfing a junction and others showed at least three fire engines mobilised to put out the fire.
Local media said eyewitnesses heard multiple explosions.
Xinjiang lies in China's far west, bordering Central Asia. About 45% of its residents are Uighurs, who are Turkic Muslims.
The region has in recent decades seen large-scale inwards migration from Han Chinese.
China says it is pouring money into the region to improve livelihoods, but some Uighurs say their traditions - including religious freedom - are being crushed by tight Chinese control.
Tensions between the two communities erupted into violence in 2009 with riots in Urumqi that left some 200 people dead.
There have also been a series of violent incidents that Beijing has blamed on Uighur separatists - including an attack last year in Tiananmen Square.
Five people were killed when a car ploughed into pedestrians and then burst into flames. The three people who died in the car were Uighurs, Chinese authorities said.