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Fatal blasts hit Chinese province | Fatal blasts hit Chinese province |
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There has been a series of bomb attacks on a police station and commercial buildings in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, state media has reported. | |
It said two policemen had been injured and five attackers killed in the early hours in southern Kuqa county. | |
Witnesses reported that the explosions had been followed by sporadic gunfire, and that troops had been deployed. | |
Earlier this week, China said 16 policemen were killed in an attack by Islamist separatists in Xinjiang. | Earlier this week, China said 16 policemen were killed in an attack by Islamist separatists in Xinjiang. |
World Uighur Congress spokesman Dilxat Raxit told the BBC that the Chinese government was responsible for the latest blasts because of what he called repressive policies in Xinjiang. | World Uighur Congress spokesman Dilxat Raxit told the BBC that the Chinese government was responsible for the latest blasts because of what he called repressive policies in Xinjiang. |
"In order to stop the East Turkestan situation getting worse, I urge the international community to exert pressure on China to immediately stop its systematic repressive government policies," he said. | "In order to stop the East Turkestan situation getting worse, I urge the international community to exert pressure on China to immediately stop its systematic repressive government policies," he said. |
Olympics threat | |
Xinjiang is home to many Muslim Uighur people. | Xinjiang is home to many Muslim Uighur people. |
Kuqa county itself is almost exclusively populated by Uighurs. | Kuqa county itself is almost exclusively populated by Uighurs. |
Uighur separatists in Xinjiang have waged a low-level campaign against Chinese rule for decades. | Uighur separatists in Xinjiang have waged a low-level campaign against Chinese rule for decades. |
The latest incident comes a day after the Olympic Games opened in Beijing, with a spectacular display of fireworks, music and dancing. | |
Human rights groups say Beijing is suppressing the rights of Uighurs. | Human rights groups say Beijing is suppressing the rights of Uighurs. |
Correspondents say China has spoken in the past of what it calls a terrorist threat from Muslim militants in Xinjiang, but it has provided little evidence to back up its claims. | Correspondents say China has spoken in the past of what it calls a terrorist threat from Muslim militants in Xinjiang, but it has provided little evidence to back up its claims. |