April 2013 Bachu unrest
{{Short description|Ethnic violence in Xinjiang, China}}
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{{Infobox civilian attack
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| location = Selibuya, Bachu, Xinjiang, China
| date = {{start date|df=yes|2013|04|24}}
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| type = Knife attack, Arson
| fatalities = 21 in total
15 community workers and police officers{{cite news | first = Zhi | last = Chen | title = 21 dead in Xinjiang terrorist clash | date = 24 April 2013 | url = http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-04/24/c_132336588.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130427012116/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-04/24/c_132336588.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 27 April 2013 | agency = Xinhua News Agency| access-date = 2013-07-04}}
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{{Campaignbox Xinjiang conflict}}
On 24 April 2013, ethnic clashes occurred in Marelbeshi (Bachu), Xinjiang, China. The violence left at least 21 people dead, including 15 police and officials.{{cite news|title=China's Xinjiang hit by deadly clashes|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22276042|access-date=24 April 2013|work=BBC News|date=24 April 2013}}{{cite news|title=Violence in western Chinese region of Xinjiang kills 21|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/24/world/asia/china-xinjiang-violence/index.html?hpt=hp_t3|access-date=24 April 2013|publisher=CNN|date=24 April 2013}}{{cite news|title=21 dead in Xinjiang terrorist clash|url=http://english.cntv.cn/20130424/105282.shtml|access-date=24 April 2013|publisher=CNTV|date=24 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426013845/http://english.cntv.cn/20130424/105282.shtml|archive-date=26 April 2013|url-status=dead}}
April 2013 violence
On 24 April 2013, deadly clashes broke out between policemen and ethnic Uyghur suspected terrorists, which according to state officials began when three local government officials reported a suspicious group of individuals armed with knives, outside a home in the Seriqbuya township located outside the city of Kashgar.{{cite news|title=Violence erupts in China's restive Xinjiang |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/04/201342461038596954.html|access-date=24 April 2013|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=24 April 2013}} While the group was in process of reporting this to their superiors, they were apprehended by the armed men hiding inside the home, killing the three unarmed officials. Afterwards policemen and community cadres at the local police station were informed by the workers' earlier reports and went to handle the matter.{{cite news|title=Gun Battle in China's Xinjiang Kills 21 People |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/gun-battle-erupts-in-chinas-xinjiang-province/1647749.html|access-date=24 April 2013|publisher=Voice of America|date=24 April 2013}}
According to Chinese state media, when the policemen, some being unarmed, arrived to investigate the situation, armed men attacked them, killing three police officers and three of the attackers. Then nine policemen were cornered in the assailants house, which was set on fire, referred to as a "planned terrorist attack" against innocent victims. According to a report filed about incident, eleven of the deceased officials and policemen were ethnic Uyghurs, while the remaining four were Han Chinese. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesmen Hua Chunying, said initial police investigations showed it had been a "premeditated attack carried out by a violent terrorists{{sic}} organization".
As a result of the violence 21 people died, including policemen and social workers.
Trial
Nineteen members of an unnamed extremist group were arrested. Its suspected leader, Musa Hesen, was sentenced to death, along with another suspect after a one-day trial in Kashgar on 12 August for murder, forming and leading a terrorist organisation and illegally manufacturing explosives. Three others were sentenced to prison sentences ranging from nine years to life.{{cite news|title=China hands death sentence to two over clash |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/08/201381361027484667.html|access-date=10 December 2014|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=20 August 2013}}
Aftermath
{{main|June 2013 Shanshan riots}}
After two months, on 26 June, 27 people were killed in riots, 17 of them were killed in the violence, while the other 10 people were shot dead by police in the township of Lukqun.{{cite news|title=State media: Violence leaves 27 dead in restive minority region in far western China |url=http://www.uyghurcongress.org/en/?p=20577|access-date=10 December 2014|publisher=World Uyghur Congress|date=26 June 2013}}{{cite news|title=27 Die in Rioting in Western China |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/world/asia/ethic-violence-in-western-china.html?_r=0 |last=Buckley |first=Chris |access-date=10 December 2014|work=The New York Times |date=26 June 2013}}{{cite news|title=Xinjiang Violence Leaves 27 Dead After Clash With Police |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-26/xinjiang-violence-leaves-27-dead-after-attack-on-police-stations.html|access-date=10 December 2014|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=26 June 2013}}{{cite news|title=Riots in China's Xinjiang province kill dozens |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/26/china-riots-xinjiang-province|access-date=10 December 2014|work=The Guardian|date=26 June 2013}}{{cite news|title=Police kill 10 in Xinjiang, violence claims 27 |url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=38000&icid=a&d_str= |access-date=10 December 2014 |publisher=The Standard |date=26 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705023655/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=38000&icid=a&d_str= |archive-date=5 July 2015 }}{{cite news|title=27 Dead in Xinjiang Violence (Updated) |url=http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/06/27-dead-in-xinjiang-violence/ |last=Wade |first=Samuel |access-date=10 December 2014|work=China Digital Times|date=26 June 2013}}{{cite news|title=Violence in China's Xinjiang 'kills 27' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23050288 |access-date=10 December 2014|publisher=BBC|date=26 June 2013}}
See also
References
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{{Xinjiang unrest}}
{{21st century protests in the People's Republic of China}}
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Category:Riots and civil disorder in China
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