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Urumqi attack: China arrests suspect in Xinjiang | Urumqi attack: China arrests suspect in Xinjiang |
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Authorities in China say they have held a suspect over Thursday's attack on a market in Urumqi in Xinjiang province in which 39 people died. | |
More than 90 others were wounded. | |
The man was held in Bayingolin prefecture, to the south of Urumqi. The other four suspects died in the attack, officials told Xinhua. | |
The authorities have announced a one-year campaign against militant violence in Xinjiang province, home to the Muslim Uighur minority. | |
Two vehicles drove into crowds at a market in Urumqi and threw explosives in Thursday's attack. One of the vehicles then blew up. | |
Previous reports had suggested all five suspects had died in the attack. | Previous reports had suggested all five suspects had died in the attack. |
Xinhua quoted police as saying the men took part in "illegal religious activities" and "watched and listened to terrorist violence video and audio materials". | |
Xinjiang has seen a spate of attacks in recent years. | |
Beijing has blamed these - and other recent mass-casualty attacks - on Uighur separatists. | Beijing has blamed these - and other recent mass-casualty attacks - on Uighur separatists. |
These include an attack in Beijing, where a car ploughed into pedestrians in Tiananmen Square, killing five people, and attacks at railway stations in Urumqi and Kunming. | These include an attack in Beijing, where a car ploughed into pedestrians in Tiananmen Square, killing five people, and attacks at railway stations in Urumqi and Kunming. |
China says it is pouring money into the Xinjiang region, but some Uighurs say their traditions and freedoms are being crushed. | China says it is pouring money into the Xinjiang region, but some Uighurs say their traditions and freedoms are being crushed. |
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