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Kunming railway station attack

Kunming railway station attack
On March 1, 2014, dozens of commuters were killed and more than a hundred others injured when a gang of knife-wielding attackers rampaged through Kunming railway station in Yunnan province, China. Authorities blamed "separatist forces from Xinjiang" for the deadly attack. Four of the alleged assailants were shot dead by police at the scene.
A file picture of a Uygur stall holder making noodles in Bachu county in Xinjiang. Hundreds of people have died in attacks blamed by the authorities on Islamist militants in the region over the past two years. Photo: Xinhua

China launches campaign to promote ethnic unity in violence-torn Xinjiang region

China's Xinjiang to use entertainment, possibly singing and dancing, in fight against terrorism

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Xi Jinping urges China’s central Asian neighbours to help step up extremism fight

Three given death penalty over Kunming rail station attack

Three people were sentenced to death by a Yunnan court for their role in the attack at a Kunming rail station that killed 31 people and injured 141 in March.

The four defendants accused of participating in an attack at Kunming train station went on trial on Friday. Photos: Reuters

Four suspects in deadly Kunming station attack charged with terror offences

Four suspects in the deadly knife attack at the Kunming railway station in March have now been charged with terror offences, state prosecutors said on Monday.

Nine jailed for terror crimes as Xinjiang holds latest public sentencing

Nine more people in Xinjiang were jailed for up to 14 years on terror-related offences during a public sentencing in front of more than 3,000 people, state media said today.

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Xinjiang jails 39 for 'inciting holy war, spreading terrorism'

Courts in Xinjiang have jailed dozens of people in a special operation to curb the spread of audios and videos inciting terrorism, the Xinjiang Higher People's Court said.

Officers stand guard after the Urumqi attack. Photo: Reuters
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Deafening silence follows Kunming railway station hacking attack

On the first Sunday of March, China awoke to sickening news: Attackers with knives had hacked through crowds at the train station in the southern city of Kunming , killing 29 people and injuring more than 140.

Chinese police to receive special weapons training in wake of terrorist attacks

Police forces across the mainland are to receive three months of intensive weapons training. The purpose is to improve the skills of police officers on the front line, especially those assigned to street patrols or responding to emergencies, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

Buddhist temple monks recruited to new anti-terror squad

The unit at the Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou consists of 20 monks and 25 security officers and was formed in the wake of the knife attack at the Kunming railway station last month that officials blamed on separatist militants from Xinjiang, Xinhua reported. Twenty-nine people and four attackers were killed in the Kunming incident.

Members of the squad demonstrate how they would restrain a suspect. Photo: SCMP

Opinion | China must address the grievances that fuel terrorism

Twenty-nine people were killed and 143 wounded in the terrorist attack in Kunming on March 1. Forty hours after the assault, China's security authorities named Abdurehim Kurban as the mastermind. Police said "East Turkestan" flags used by Uygur separatists from Xinjiang were found at the scene.

A woman cries as she mourns at the scene of the terror attack at the main train station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province on March 7, 2014. Photo: AFP

Uygurs in Beijing feel the chill after deadly Kunming knife attack

Reverberations from the Kunming attack nearly two weeks ago are being felt thousands of kilometres away in Beijing, where Uygurs say they face stricter identity checks and worry about their prospects.

Mourners pay respects at scene of Kunming knife massacre

Mourners paid their respects yesterday at the site of last week's deadly knife massacre in Kunming, as delegates to the national legislative meetings in Beijing pushed for tougher anti-terrorism laws to prevent future incidents.

New | NPC’s Xinjiang delegates skirt issues of unrest, Kunming at panel meeting

Xinjiang party secretary Zhang Chunxian (left), a Han Chinese, and Xinjiang's Uygur governor, Nur Bekri. Delegates at the meeting on Thursday mostly avoided talking about ethnic unrest in the region. Photo: Reuters

New | Beijing police threaten action against microbloggers over Kunming attack comments

Citizens convey condolences to the victims of the terrorist attack at the square of Kunming Railway Station in Kunming this week. Photo: Xinhua

‘Most Uygurs are good people’: China official warns against linking Kunming attack to ethnicity

A deadly knife attack at a Chinese train station last week should not be linked to ethnicity, a senior government official said, days after authorities blamed the incident on separatists from Xinjiang.

Kunming massacre gang 'tried to become jihadists overseas' before station attack

Attackers who launched a brutal massacre at a train station in Kunming travelled to Guangdong in an attempt to leave China and become overseas jihadists before launching their deadly stabbing spree, official says. 

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New | Police apologise for evicting innocent Uygur man after Kunming terror attack

Abdul poses for a photo in city of Dali. Photo: Sina Weibo

Exiled Uygur leader Rebiya Kadeer urges calm after Kunming attack

US calls Kunming attack ‘act of terrorism’ amid accusations of bias in Western media reporting

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Chinese police rush to dispel rumours of more attacks in wake of Kunming massacre

Unsourced accounts of violent attacks against civilians in major cities, some with photos of 'suspects' being questioned by police, have cropped up on China’s social media since the brutal Kunming railway station massacre that left 33 dead.

Chinese paramilitary police patrol outside the scene of the attack at the main train station in Kunming on Monday. Photo: AFP

SWAT team leader 'gunned down five Kunming terrorists in 15 seconds'

Officials have blamed Uygur separatists from Xinjiang for Saturday night's attack, which killed 29 victims and wounded another 143. Four of the attackers were killed and one woman suspect was wounded.

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Members of a SWAT force take part in drills in Hainan province. A four-member SWAT team in Kunming succeeded in shooting five attackers. Photo: Xinhua
Tiananmen Square terror attack

No cause can justify the cowardly attack in Kunming

Twice now in the lead-up to key national political meetings that attract international attention, terrorists have targeted civilians not remotely connected with their cause.

Police name Kunming massacre 'mastermind' as three suspected attackers are arrested

Police say they have identified the mastermind behind Saturday's deadly attack at Kunming train station and have captured three more suspects. The alleged leader was named as Abdurehim Kurban.

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Security chief Meng Jianzhu attends CPPCC opening session after visiting Kunming

Meng Jianzhu, China’s security chief appeared at the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference on Monday afternoon, one day after he visited Kunming.

Meng Jianzhu. Photo: AFP

New | ‘I hate them for killing my baby’: Mum stabbed in Kunming faces reality of having to abort her child

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New | Calmer, conciliatory voices clash with radical ones on social media as China grieves Kunming victims

New | Kunming citizens out in force for blood donation drive to help railway attack victims

With numerous casualties of Saturday’s brutal Kunming railway station attack still being treated at hospital, the city’s residents have banded together to help the victims however they could – whether through expressions of sympathy, or more importantly, in blood.

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