China admits Uighur riot killings

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Source: BBC

A Chinese official says police shot dead 12 Uighur rioters in Urumqi this month, in a rare government admission of deaths inflicted by security forces.

Nuer Baikeli, governor of Xinjiang region and himself a Uighur, said those killed had ignored police warning shots and were attacking civilians and shops.

He said police had shown restraint and had no choice but to act.

Some 200 people - mostly Han Chinese - died in the clashes between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese in Urumqi.



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I doubt this is an example of Chinese authoritarianism and human rights abuse. Whatever the legitimate grievances of the Uighurs, they initiated deadly race riots.