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China death penalties for Xinjiang market attackers | China death penalties for Xinjiang market attackers |
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Six people have been sentenced to death for an attack on a market in China's western Xinjiang province that killed 39 people in May. | Six people have been sentenced to death for an attack on a market in China's western Xinjiang province that killed 39 people in May. |
Attackers drove two cars into shoppers and threw bombs in the Urumqi attack. | Attackers drove two cars into shoppers and threw bombs in the Urumqi attack. |
At the same hearing, two people were given the death penalty for an attack at a railway station in April. | At the same hearing, two people were given the death penalty for an attack at a railway station in April. |
The violence prompted Beijing to launch a year-long crackdown on what it says is separatist terrorism in Xinjiang, home to the Muslim Uighur minority. | |
Some 200 people have died in clashes, dozens have been sentenced to death and many more jailed since the crackdown was announced. | Some 200 people have died in clashes, dozens have been sentenced to death and many more jailed since the crackdown was announced. |
The exiled World Uyghur Congress has blamed the violence on the central government's policies, which the group says repress the local culture. | The exiled World Uyghur Congress has blamed the violence on the central government's policies, which the group says repress the local culture. |
Information about incidents in the region, where ethnic tensions between Uighurs and Han Chinese continue, is tightly controlled. | Information about incidents in the region, where ethnic tensions between Uighurs and Han Chinese continue, is tightly controlled. |
Uighurs and Xinjiang | Uighurs and Xinjiang |
Why is there tension between China and the Uighurs? | Why is there tension between China and the Uighurs? |
The Intermediate People's Court in Urumqi sentenced the six to death for helping to organise the market attack on 22 May. | The Intermediate People's Court in Urumqi sentenced the six to death for helping to organise the market attack on 22 May. |
The list of crimes included participating in a terrorist organisation, handling explosives and corruption. | The list of crimes included participating in a terrorist organisation, handling explosives and corruption. |
Two others received suspended death sentences, which is usually commuted to life in prison. | Two others received suspended death sentences, which is usually commuted to life in prison. |
The attack at Urumqi's railway station took place as President Xi Jinping was ending a visit to Xinjiang on 30 April. | The attack at Urumqi's railway station took place as President Xi Jinping was ending a visit to Xinjiang on 30 April. |
Attackers brandishing knives and bombs attacked people at the station, killing one. | Attackers brandishing knives and bombs attacked people at the station, killing one. |
Two people were sentenced to death for the railway attack, and three others given suspended death sentences. | Two people were sentenced to death for the railway attack, and three others given suspended death sentences. |
Xinjiang lies in China's far west, bordering Central Asia. | Xinjiang lies in China's far west, bordering Central Asia. |
China says it is pouring money into the region, but some Uighurs say their traditions are being crushed. | China says it is pouring money into the region, but some Uighurs say their traditions are being crushed. |
In 2009, riots in Urumqi left some 200 people dead. | In 2009, riots in Urumqi left some 200 people dead. |
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