BEIJING: Police in southern China shot dead two Uighurs trying to cross the border into Vietnam, state media reported, with rights groups saying repression at home causes members of the ethnic minority to flee.
Officers discovered a group of Uighurs near a highway toll gate on Sunday evening and two who “assaulted” the officers with knives were shot dead, the government-run China News Service said.
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