China hands death sentence to Xinjiang attackers


BEIJING (Reuters) - China has sentenced two people to death for an attack earlier this year that killed 17 people in the restive border region of Xinjiang, the Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday, citing the Supreme People's Court.

Attackers rammed a truck into paramilitary police on a morning training run on Aug. 4 in the oasis city of Kashgar, following up their attack with explosives, a homemade gun and knives.

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