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Report: Explosions rock restive Chinese region
posted 6:28 pm Sat August 09, 2008 - BEIJING
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A news agency says several explosions have rocked a county in a restive Muslim region of western China, but no casualties have been reported.The official Xinhua News Agency says the explosions took place early Sunday in Kuqa county in the Xinjiang region.
The agency cited witnesses as saying they saw flashes of fire and heard gun shots following the explosions.
Xinhua said local military sources confirmed the incident and said they have deployed forces to the area.
On Monday, assailants killed 16 border police and wounded 16 others in the Xinjiang city of Kashgar when they rammed a stolen truck into the group before tossing homemade bombs and stabbing them.
Xinhua said local military sources confirmed the incident and said they have deployed forces to the area.
On Monday, assailants killed 16 border police and wounded 16 others in the Xinjiang city of Kashgar when they rammed a stolen truck into the group before tossing homemade bombs and stabbing them.
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