Pishan hostage crisis | |
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Location | Koxtag (Kuoshi Tage),[1] Pishan/Guma County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China |
Date | December 28, 2011 |
Target | Goat shepherds, police |
Attack type | Hostage crisis |
Deaths | 7 hostage-takers, 1 policeman[1] |
Injured | 4 hostage-takers, 1 policeman[1] |
Perpetrators | Xinjiang separatists |
The Pishan hostage crisis occurred on the night of December 28, 2011, in Koxtag (Kuoshi Tage),[1] Pishan/Guma County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. A group of 15 ethnic Uyghur youths kidnapped two goat shepherds for directions near the Indian and Pakistan borders.[2] They were soon confronted by a group of five Pishan policemen, who tried to negotiate for the shepherds' release. This led to a shootout in which a police officer and 7 hostage-takers were killed. Another police officer was injured, and 4 suspects were taken into custody.[2] Both of the hostages were rescued by police.[3]