Communist Party of China office in Xinjiang attacked, three rioters and two others dead
South China Post quoted the news portal of the Xinjiang government to report that a car carrying the attackers crashed into the yard of the office building of the local Communist Party committee in Karakax county at 4.50pm on Wednesday, and a home-made explosive device was ignited.
China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said three rioters who carried out a terrorist attack in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Wednesday killed two people, reported the Chinese official news agency Xinhua.
The attack killed an official and a security worker and injured three others, reported Xinhua.
Xinjiang, a predominantly Muslim region that occupies one-sixth of China, has seen several violent attacks targeted at government and civilians over the past few years, according to media reports.
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