27 killed in China’s Xinjiang violence, state media reportJune 26, 2013 - 10:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Riots have killed 27 people in China's restive far western region of Xinjiang, Chinese state media report. The incident happened in Turban prefecture early on Wednesday, June 26, according to BBC News. Police opened fire after a mob armed with knives attacked police stations and a local government building, Xinhua news agency quoted officials as saying. There are sporadic outbreaks of violence in Xinjiang, where there are rumbling ethnic tensions between Muslim Uighur and Han Chinese communities. The incident happened in Turban's remote township of Lukqun, around 200km (120 miles) south-east of the region's capital, Urumqi. The Xinhua news agency report, citing local officials, said rioters stabbed people and set police cars alight. Seventeen people, including nine security personnel and eight civilians, were killed before police shot dead 10 of the rioters, it said. At least three others were injured and were being treated in hospital, it added. The Xinhua report did not provide any information on the ethnicity of those involved in the riot or on what sparked it. In 2009 almost 200 people - mostly Han Chinese - were killed after deadly rioting erupted in Urumqi between the Han Chinese and Uighur communities. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |