Police officers killed in China were ethnic Uighurs
Published: September 2, 2008
BEIJING: Two police officers who were killed and five who were wounded in an ambush in western China on Aug. 27 were ethnic Uighurs searching for a woman who they thought might have been involved in an earlier attack, said a police officer in the village where the ambush took place.
The attackers were also Uighurs, a Muslim Turkic group common throughout the western region of Xinjiang. Brandishing knives, the attackers set upon a group of unarmed police officers as they were walking through a cornfield in the village of Qizilboy, said the police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he did not have permission to talk to reporters.
Many Uighurs resent rule by the Han Chinese and advocate greater political freedom and economic benefits, or even an entirely independent Uighur-run nation.
But some Uighurs have also benefited from policies put in place by the Communist Party, including many who work in the security forces or in the local government.
Published: September 2, 2008
BEIJING: Two police officers who were killed and five who were wounded in an ambush in western China on Aug. 27 were ethnic Uighurs searching for a woman who they thought might have been involved in an earlier attack, said a police officer in the village where the ambush took place.
The attackers were also Uighurs, a Muslim Turkic group common throughout the western region of Xinjiang. Brandishing knives, the attackers set upon a group of unarmed police officers as they were walking through a cornfield in the village of Qizilboy, said the police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he did not have permission to talk to reporters.
Many Uighurs resent rule by the Han Chinese and advocate greater political freedom and economic benefits, or even an entirely independent Uighur-run nation.
But some Uighurs have also benefited from policies put in place by the Communist Party, including many who work in the security forces or in the local government.
it is always this case,in ten years fighting against islamic extremists,even more Uighur police officers and soldiers died and wounde than han chinese officers.i have to admit Uighurs are good fighters for both sides.in 1959,uighur PLA troops took part in putting down tibetan uprising and Uighur military units took especially active role during the border war between china and indian and former soviet union,many of them awarded national heros afterwards.
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