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Three people have been given death sentences over a fatal car crash in Tiananmen Square last October. | Three people have been given death sentences over a fatal car crash in Tiananmen Square last October. |
Chinese state media said the men were convicted at the court in Xinjiang province of a "violent terror attack". | Chinese state media said the men were convicted at the court in Xinjiang province of a "violent terror attack". |
A car ploughed into tourists before catching fire, leaving five people dead and 38 others injured. | |
Reports said at least two of the men appeared to be from the Muslim Uighur population, which Beijing accuses of waging a violent separatist campaign. | |
Uighurs have been blamed this year for a string of attacks around China. | |
Uighur leaders accuse the authorities in Beijing of repression, but deny that they are co-ordinating a terrorist campaign. | |
The car crashed into a crowd and burst into flames, killing two tourists - one Chinese and one from the Philippines - and injuring 38 other people. | The car crashed into a crowd and burst into flames, killing two tourists - one Chinese and one from the Philippines - and injuring 38 other people. |
Three people who were in the car also died. | Three people who were in the car also died. |
Some reports at the time quoted officials as saying it was a deliberate suicide attack. | Some reports at the time quoted officials as saying it was a deliberate suicide attack. |
But other police officials said the authorities had been chasing the car at the time of the crash. | But other police officials said the authorities had been chasing the car at the time of the crash. |