2014 Yarkant attacks

2014 Yarkant attacks
Part of the Xinjiang conflict
LocationYarkant/Shache County, Xinjiang
Coordinates38°23′27″N 77°13′24″E / 38.3909°N 77.2232°E / 38.3909; 77.2232
Date28 July 2014
TargetCivilians, police
Deaths96 (37 civilians, 59 attackers)
Injured13 [1]

The 2014 Yarkant attacks occurred in Yarkant County in Xinjiang on 28 July.[2][3][4] Authorities stated that an armed gang of masked militants carried out attacks against civilians as well as local police across towns in the county.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b "37 civilians and 59 'terrorists' died in Xinjiang attack, China says". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ^ "China Now Says Almost 100 Were Killed in Xinjiang Violence". 4 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Almost 100 killed during attacks in China's Xinjiang last week". Reuters. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. ^ Clarke, Michael (1 November 2018). Clarke, Michael (ed.). Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in China: Domestic and Foreign Policy Dimensions. p. 26. doi:10.1093/oso/9780190922610.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-092261-0. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Xinjiang violence: China says 'gang' killed 37 last week". BBC News. 3 August 2014.