Six people died in the blasts and six others were shot dead by police in Xinjiang , China , authorities said Saturday , the latest in a wave of violence that swept the volatile region .
Violence in Xinhe , Aksu prefecture in the far west of China seems to have a relationship with MBOM three explosions that hit the same area on Friday afternoon , which authorities say killed three people .
It is not clear whether the three deaths Friday were included in the 12 people killed .
" When the police are dealing with a violent group of people threw explosives " with six people shot dead by police , five arrested and six others were killed because they " " take the fight " , said Tianshan news portal , which is administered by local governments , Saturday.
Xinhe is one near the far western region of China , on the border with the Kyrgyz and Uighur ethnic majority .
Tianshan reported Friday night that the three explosions that killed three people and injured two others in the same area that many Muslims inhabited it .
One dead after two blasts in a salon and the market , while the other two were killed in a car that " exploded themselves " when surrounded by police , said Tianshan .
The vast western region for years been wracked by violence by Muslim Uighurs , who according to rights groups excluded and suppressed in human culture , the security crackdown and the arrival of the Han Chinese .
In recent months this happens violent incidents are regular , usually involving men armed with a knife and explosives , state media said .
Beijing calls the violence militant religion and separatism .
The most serious violent incidents occurred in the area of Turpan , Xinjiang , killing at least 35 people in June , according to AFP .
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