Update | Six arrested in Xinjiang after 16 killed in violent clash
Bombs and firearms seized during raid following fight that killed 16 in Kashgar
The Xinjiang regional government said six people had been arrested in connection with a bloody clash in Kashgar that left 16 people dead, including two police officers.
A number of explosive devices and home-made firearms were seized during the arrests, the government said. State media reported that police were attacked with bombs and machetes on Sunday as they were on their way to arrest a militant leader in Kashgar's Shufu county.
The militants were among 20 members of a group led by the suspected separatist, Xinhua said. The gang had been "promoting religious extremist ideas and making explosives and firearms for planned terrorist attacks'', the report said
The World Uygur Congress, an exile group based in Germany, said in a statement: "The World Uygur Congress strongly condemns the shooting and killing of 14 Uygur demonstrators, including those of two teenagers."
The group's president, Rebiya Kadeer, said the deaths of two teenagers showed the security forces chose to shoot first and ask questions later.