Assailants using homemade bombs launched a series of attacks and engaged police in a deadly battle Sunday in a western Chinese city far from the Beijing Olympics, state media said. At least seven attackers and one security guard were killed.
The pre-dawn violence in the restive Muslim region of Xinjiang came despite tightened security for the games and followed threats by an al-Qaida-linked militant Islamic group to disrupt the sporting event.
The official Xinhua News Agency, citing local police, said one explosions occurred at government buildings in Kuqa county in the early hours of Sunday. Xinhua described the attackers as suicide bombers who used …
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