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China blames extremists for attack

May 02, 2014 12:10 am

On Thursday, dozens of police were parked around the station, while camouflaged police with assault rifles patrolled its entrance.

2 dead after attack on police in China

March 19, 2014 11:14 am

Recent clashes, including an attack on police last month, have left dozens of people dead in far west China.

'Middle East uprisings sending shock waves through Chinese leadership'

March 23, 2011 2:55 pm

China has responded to popular uprisings against governments by cracking down on ethnic Uighurs,an exiled activist said.

Chinese plane makes emergency landing following bomb threat

July 15, 2010 10:07 am

A passenger plane flying from Urumqi to the south of the country was forced to make an emergency landing after the crew received a warning of a bomb aboard.

China installs 40,000 security cameras in Urumqi

July 02, 2010 10:54 am

China has installed surveillance cameras before the one-year anniversary of the country's worst ethnic violence.

Uighur leader appeals to world year after unrest

July 01, 2010 3:06 pm

One year since Chinas worst ethnic violence in decades,the exiled leader of the Uighur minority has seen a surge of global interest in her cause but says the world can do far more.

China begins airlifting of citizens from Kyrgyzstan

June 15, 2010 10:05 am

China began airlifting of its citizens caught in the spiralling ethnic violence in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan,with 195 Chinese nationals evacuated.

China charges 21 over deadly Xinjiang riots

September 25, 2009 3:52 pm

A court in China's restive northwestern Xinjiang region charged 21 suspects over deadly July riots,state media said,the first reported criminal charges to emerge from the unrest.

More needle attacks in tense China city: state media

September 09, 2009 1:24 pm

There has been a fresh wave of needle attacks in recent days despite heavy security in China's tense Urumqi city,state media reported today,adding that the number of arrests had grown to 45.

City leader sacked over China protests

September 06, 2009 10:37 am

Chinese leaders removed the Communist Party chief of the restive western city of Urumqi on Sunday,trying to appease public anger following violent protests this week.