27 killed as rioting hits Xinjiang
By Cui Jia in Shanshan, Xinjiang and Wang Xiaodong in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2013-06-27 06:47
Stabbings, arson in remote town as knife-wielding mobs go on rampage
Riots left 27 people dead in a remote town in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region early on Wednesday, local authorities said.
The riots happened at about 6 am in Lukqun township, Shanshan county in Turpan prefecture, about 250 km from the regional capital Urumqi.
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