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| China police checkpoint attack 'kills 18' in Xinjiang | China police checkpoint attack 'kills 18' in Xinjiang |
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| A US media report says at least 18 people have been killed in the Chinese region of Xinjiang during a clash at a police checkpoint. | A US media report says at least 18 people have been killed in the Chinese region of Xinjiang during a clash at a police checkpoint. |
| According to US-based Radio Free Asia, ethnic Uighurs - part of China's Muslim minority - attacked the police on the outskirts of Kashgar city on Monday. | According to US-based Radio Free Asia, ethnic Uighurs - part of China's Muslim minority - attacked the police on the outskirts of Kashgar city on Monday. |
| The Chinese authorities have refused to comment on the incident. | The Chinese authorities have refused to comment on the incident. |
| Hospital workers in Kashgar told the BBC several injured police received medical treatment. | Hospital workers in Kashgar told the BBC several injured police received medical treatment. |
| Radio Free Asia reports the attackers killed police officers using bombs and knives after speeding through the checkpoint at night. | Radio Free Asia reports the attackers killed police officers using bombs and knives after speeding through the checkpoint at night. |
| There is frequent unrest in Xinjiang between the Chinese authorities and the Uighurs, and hundreds have died in attacks over the past three years. | There is frequent unrest in Xinjiang between the Chinese authorities and the Uighurs, and hundreds have died in attacks over the past three years. |
| Uighurs say Beijing's repression of their religious and cultural customs is provoking the violence. | Uighurs say Beijing's repression of their religious and cultural customs is provoking the violence. |
| Muslim party members, civil servants, students and teachers are stopped from observing the Ramadan period when Muslims fast - one of the five pillars of Islam. | |
| But China insists the attacks are being carried out by what it calls Islamic terrorists supported by overseas groups. | But China insists the attacks are being carried out by what it calls Islamic terrorists supported by overseas groups. |
| Uighurs and Xinjiang | Uighurs and Xinjiang |
| Who are the Uighurs? | Who are the Uighurs? |
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