BEIJING – China says at least two people have been killed and many others injured in multiple explosions in the western region of Xinjiang.
The Tianshan news portal, which is run by the regional branch of the Communist Party, says the explosions happened Sunday afternoon in at least three places in Luntai county.
The brief statement Monday said the unspecified number of injured have been taken to hospital and an investigation is under way.
Xinjiang has experienced rising unrest in recent months blamed on militants from the region’s native Muslim Turkic Uighur ethnic group who are seeking to overthrow Chinese rule.
In July, authorities said a terrorist gang attacked a police station and government buildings in Shache county near Kashgar, killing 37 people before police shot dead 59 of the attackers.
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