Several killed in multiple blasts in China's Xinjiang

May 22, 2014 12:54

Meanwhile, Several people were killed and injured today in over a dozen explosions in an open-air market in Urumqi, capital of China's restive Xinjiang province which is home to mostly Muslim Uighurs.

Witnesses said two cross-country vehicles driving from north to south ploughed into people in the market at 7:50 a.m and explosives were thrown out of the cars, one of which exploded.

It said an unknown number of people were killed and injured. Injured were rushed to different hospitals, police said.

A businessman in the market said he heard a dozen of big bangs. The open air morning market is located near the Renmin Park in downtown Urumqi.

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