According to reports by Xinhua News Agency, 27 people were killed and three injured at around 06:00 on the morning of June 26 in Lukqun town in Turpan prefecture in Xinjiang.
It is reported that a mob attacked a police station and government building and set a police car on fire. The clashes killed 9 law enforcement officers and 8 civilians before police shot dead 10 rioters. Police also arrested three people at the scene and are hunting down a number of others who managed to flee.
Lukqun town is located in a Turkic-speaking region 300 km from Urumqi.
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I saw this today on foreign web sites. Attacking a police station, setting fire to stuff and having cops open fire. Why is this shit not the only thing on the lips of Chinese people? 27 people killed. How is this not on subway news? Why is this not on social media? Instead we get that, some people are back from space, 4 killed in another country, Texas abortion bill and Rudd takes over as leader in Aussie.... How can people in China, the media be so apathetic to such mass killings in their own country? Less die in the Boston bombing and that was front line news in China. How can a country, a society exist that death and unlawfulness does not rate a mention when it is in THEIR COUNTRY and it is that THEIR PEOPLE are so pissed off that they are attacking in a mob, a police station with knives.... except for on here i see. Well done. I salute you!
Jun 26, 2013 20:17 Report Abuse
Yes that is true but by god it makes me hate human kind. We are to easily ready to turn and not look and to easy to forget. I have little respect for Chinese and Chinese culture because of this sort of thing. I actually wonder why i care? Perhaps i should rejoice that more Chinese have died. Perhaps I should hope for more deaths instead. Perhaps I should look back on WWII and think how the Japs almost did it but failed with remorse? Did we fight for the wrong side? Did the Japs actually know the disease had to be purged and we didn't understand?
Jun 26, 2013 22:06 Report Abuse
Trolling much? First you slur the Japanese, and next move on to the Chinese?
Jun 28, 2013 10:48 Report Abuse
That is what trolling is is it? Not sure how i slurred the Japs and a slur against a murdering regime and those that chose to follow it is is just a comment on facts.... Pointless comments seem to be more about trolling.
Jun 28, 2013 12:26 Report Abuse
"Jap is an English abbreviation of the word "Japanese." Today it is generally regarded as an ethnic slur among Japanese minority populations in other countries ..." Your move...
Jun 29, 2013 08:34 Report Abuse
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