Sunday 31 July 2011
China: Unrest in Kashgar, Xinjiang, leaves 15 dead
The violence began on Saturday when two men killed a truck driver, then drove his lorry into pedestrians and attacked them with knives, killing six. One of the attackers also died.
On Sunday an explosion killed three people and police shot dead "four suspects", the Xinhua agency said.
Xinjiang has a Muslim Uighur minority and has seen serious ethnic tension.
The BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing says there are reports of further clashes in the city on Sunday.
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