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15 killed, 14 hurt in attack in China's Xinjiang

SHANGHAI: Fifteen people were killed and fourteen wounded in an attack in China’s restive region of Xinjiang, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, citing a statement from local authorities.

Eleven of those killed were described as “mobsters” who drove into a street of food stalls, threw explosive devices and stabbed people in the incident on Friday in Shache County, state-owned Xinjiang news website Tianshan News said.

It said detonation devices, large knives and axes were among items police seized from the scene. -Reuters

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