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| Three 'Xinjiang terrorists' shot dead by police in China | Three 'Xinjiang terrorists' shot dead by police in China |
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| Police in the north-eastern Chinese city of Shenyang have shot dead three "knife-wielding" men, state media said, calling them Xinjiang terrorists. | Police in the north-eastern Chinese city of Shenyang have shot dead three "knife-wielding" men, state media said, calling them Xinjiang terrorists. |
| A woman was also injured in the raid which took place on Monday afternoon. | A woman was also injured in the raid which took place on Monday afternoon. |
| Xinjiang province, home to a significant Muslim Uighur population, has seen several clashes and public attacks in recent years, which police have attributed to terrorists. | Xinjiang province, home to a significant Muslim Uighur population, has seen several clashes and public attacks in recent years, which police have attributed to terrorists. |
| Monday's incident was one of the few such clashes outside of Xinjiang. | Monday's incident was one of the few such clashes outside of Xinjiang. |
| Several state media outlets quoted a statement posted on Monday night on micro-blogging site Weibo. The account is owned by the government of Liaoning province, whose capital is Shenyang. | Several state media outlets quoted a statement posted on Monday night on micro-blogging site Weibo. The account is owned by the government of Liaoning province, whose capital is Shenyang. |
| The statement appeared to have been taken down by Tuesday morning. It remains unclear why it was removed, but China regularly censors online content deemed to be sensitive. | The statement appeared to have been taken down by Tuesday morning. It remains unclear why it was removed, but China regularly censors online content deemed to be sensitive. |
| 'Shouting slogans' | 'Shouting slogans' |
| The statement, as reproduced in Chinese media, said that police caught 16 "terrorism suspects" in a raid in Shenyang. | The statement, as reproduced in Chinese media, said that police caught 16 "terrorism suspects" in a raid in Shenyang. |
| During the raid, officers entered a rented apartment where they "discovered Xinjiang terrorist suspects" and were attacked by four people "wearing headgear, holding long knives, and shouting 'holy war' slogans," the statement said. | |
| Police then retreated and called for back-up. More than 200 officers, including an anti-terrorist unit, evacuated nearby residents and surrounded the building. A cherry picker was used to reach the seventh-floor apartment. | Police then retreated and called for back-up. More than 200 officers, including an anti-terrorist unit, evacuated nearby residents and surrounded the building. A cherry picker was used to reach the seventh-floor apartment. |
| Pictures of the raid posted on a Weibo account owned by state broadcaster CCTV showed armed, uniformed men stationed on a rooftop and in a cherry picker cabin. | Pictures of the raid posted on a Weibo account owned by state broadcaster CCTV showed armed, uniformed men stationed on a rooftop and in a cherry picker cabin. |
| Police said they also took into custody a 28-year-old Uighur woman and three children. | Police said they also took into custody a 28-year-old Uighur woman and three children. |
| China has seen frequent reports of deadly clashes with police and public attacks in Xinjiang attributed to terrorism, but few incidents have been reported outside of the restive region. | China has seen frequent reports of deadly clashes with police and public attacks in Xinjiang attributed to terrorism, but few incidents have been reported outside of the restive region. |
| In March 2014 a stabbing spree in Kunming city which killed 29 people was blamed on Xinjiang separatists, as was an October 2013 incident where a car ploughed into a crowd and burst into flames in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. | In March 2014 a stabbing spree in Kunming city which killed 29 people was blamed on Xinjiang separatists, as was an October 2013 incident where a car ploughed into a crowd and burst into flames in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. |
| Rights groups have accused China of persecution and torture of the Uighur minority, but China has rejected such claims. | Rights groups have accused China of persecution and torture of the Uighur minority, but China has rejected such claims. |