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June 2013 Shanshan riots | |
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Location | Shanshan, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China |
Date | 26 June 2013 6:00 a.m. CST |
Attack type | Knife attack |
Deaths | 35 in total 11 rioters 22 civilians 2 police officers[1] |
Injured | 21 |
Motive | Islamic extremism[2] |
On 26 June 2013, rioting broke out in Shanshan County, in the autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. 35 people died in the riots, including 22 civilians, two police officers and eleven attackers.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]