Chinese police shot dead six 'suspects' bomber in Xinjiang

Chinese police shot dead six 'suspects' bomber in Xinjiang

Chinese authorities respond to violence with a massive operation.

Police in Xinjiang province, China, shot dead six people suspected to be detonated explosives, local media reported.

Local government internet sites, Tianshan Net, said the incident occurred in the area of Shule, in the city of Kashgar.

Mentioned the resident reported a man carrying a suspicious equipment and when police approached, the man attempted to attack the police and triggering explosives, but was shot dead.

Five others were later also shot dead for trying to detonate explosives, but this information could not be confirmed by independent sources.

Xinjiang, which is predominantly Muslim Uighur people, suffered a series of violence in recent months amid rising ethnic tensions between Uighurs and Han people.

In September 2014, at least 50 people were killed in violence in Xinjiang police described as a 'serious terrorist attack.'

Chinese security forces respond to a series of violent acts that the raid on a large scale.

Hundreds of people were arrested and dozens have been executed, although the exact information could not be confirmed independently because the Xinjiang region are tightly controlled.

Beijing government accused Uighur separatist group-which has the support of outside extremists that countries that are in the range of the violence. (BBC)