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Tiananmen Square terror attack

Armed paramilitary policemen run in formation during a gathering to mobilize security operations in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, in this June 29, 2013 file photo. To match Insight CHINA-XINJIANG/COTTON REUTERS/Stringer/Files ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.

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An Islamist militant group calling itself the Turkestan Islamic Party said a terror attack in Tiananmen Square on October 28 was a "jihadist operation" by holy warriors, the SITE monitoring service said yesterday.

25 Nov 2013 - 5:34PM

Chinese paramilitary police stand guard in Tiananmen Square. Photo: AFP

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29 Nov 2013 - 4:53PM

Uygurs blame religious and cultural repression in Xinjiang for violence

The central government has blamed a fiery attack in Tiananmen Square on "terrorists" from Xinjiang backed by international militants, but residents say that cultural repression, corruption and police abuses - not jihadism - is driving the violence.

13 Nov 2013 - 10:31AM

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The series of explosions that left at least one person dead and at least eight injured near the provincial Communist Party headquarters in the capital Taiyuan was caused by "homemade bombs", Xinhua quoted local police as saying.

7 Nov 2013 - 1:47PMvideocam

View of the site following the explosions in Taiyuan. Some reports say there were seven blasts. Photo: Reuters

Uygurs doubt Xinjiang militants had any role in Tiananmen Square attack

Uygurs interviewed said they doubted that the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) had the capacity or support to pull off even a crude attack like the fiery car crash that killed two tourists and three suspected Uygur attackers.

3 Nov 2013 - 6:41AM

Update | Beijing says Uygur militants behind suspected Tiananmen terrorist attack

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Life in restive Xinjiang, through the eyes of a Russian traveller

Xinjiang is home to 10 million Uygurs. This week the community has become the focus of political debate in the wake of the Tiananmen terror attack. Here, we take a look at life along the Karakorum Highway through the lens of Russian photographer Mikhail Perfilov.

1 Nov 2013 - 11:57AM

Uygurs in Beijing fear backlash over Tiananmen Square vehicle attack

Beijing's Uygur communities fear the fallout from this week's suspected terrorist attack in Tiananmen Square could disrupt their daily lives, damage their businesses and increase mistrust with members of the capital's Han majority.

1 Nov 2013 - 5:01PM

A worker checks on security cameras at Tiananmen Square in Beijing yesterday in the aftermath of Monday's terrorist attack. Photo: AFP

Terrorism should have no role in dissent

The particular grievances of the ethnic Uygur family that drove through a fence into Tiananmen Square, ploughing through crowds of tourists before setting the vehicle ablaze remains unknown. A police investigation is continuing, and at least five arrests have been made in what is believed to be a terrorist plot.

1 Nov 2013 - 1:00AM

Mother of Tiananmen terror attack’s Philippine victim still in the dark

31 Oct 2013 - 4:23PMvideocam

China’s state media calls for strong action on Tiananmen attack

31 Oct 2013 - 4:17PM

Chinese state media demanded severe punishment on Thursday after the government blamed militants from restive Xinjiang for an attack in Tiananmen Square, as the exiled leader of the region's Uygur minority called for an independent probe. Photo: Reuters

Update | Five held for Tiananmen Square terror attack, all Uygurs from Xinjiang

Five suspects have been detained in connection with the car crash and explosion in Tiananmen Square on Monday, which authorities described for the first time as a "terrorist attack".

31 Oct 2013 - 3:21PMvideocam

Update | Exiled Uygur group warns of political persecution in wake of Tiananmen incident

31 Oct 2013 - 12:53PMvideocam

Chinese police launch manhunt for eight after Tiananmen jeep crash

31 Oct 2013 - 12:53PMvideocam

Update | Eight suspects, mostly Uygurs, sought in deadly Tiananmen crash

31 Oct 2013 - 12:53PMvideocam

The scene of the crash in Tiananmen Square on Monday. Photo: SCMP

Update | Five killed, 38 hurt as jeep crashes and burns in Tiananmen Square

A jeep rammed through barricades in front of Tiananmen Square's gate tower and burst into flames yesterday. Three people inside the vehicle died, along with two tourists, who were identified by police only as a Filipino woman and a man from Guangdong.

20 Jun 2018 - 4:53PMvideocam

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Tiananmen Square terror attack

Five people were killed and 38 injured when an SUV rammed through barricades in front of Tiananmen Square’s gate tower in Beijing and burst into flames on October 28, 2013. Amid tight censorship of social media and terse news reports, police launched a manhunt for eight people, mostly members of the Uygur ethnic community living in the restive Western region of Xinjiang. Within ten hours, police detained five members of the Uygur ethnic minority. Two days later, authorities declared the incident a “terrorist attack” prompting concern among Uygur exile groups over a backlash against the ethnic group.

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9 September, 2024