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Chinese police kill seven kidnappers in rescue raid
Dec 29, 2011, 7:29 GMT
Beijing - Chinese police shot dead seven hostage takers during a rescue mission in the north-west region of Xinjiang, media reports said Thursday.
Authorities said 'violent terrorists' kidnapped two people late Wednesday in the remote mountainous area of Pishan county, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
A spokesman said police opened fire when the kidnappers resisted arrest.
One police officer died and another was injured in the shoot-out, which also saw four kidnappers wounded.
The raid freed the two hostages.
The authorities did not immediately give any further details on the case.
The region has a history of clashes between the mainly Muslim Uighurs, who make up about 40 per cent of Xinjiang's population of 20 million, and the authorities and local Han Chinese population.
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