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Two dead, scores hurt in China explosions

International Desk |
Update: 2014-09-22 00:24:00
Two dead, scores hurt in China explosions Photo Courtesy: scmp.com

DHAKA: At least two people were killed and injured many others injured in multiple explosions in China’s western region of Xinjiang.
 
The regional authorities said on Monday which reports the NDTV.

The explosions happened at about 5 pm on Sunday in at least three places of Luntai County.

Luntai county is in central Xinjiang, 360 kilometers (220 miles) southwest of the capital, Urumqi.

The brief statement said the unspecified number of injured had been taken to hospital and an investigation was under way.

Xinjiang has experienced rising unrest in recent months blamed on militants from the region’s native Muslim Turkic Uighur ethnic group seeking to overthrow Chinese rule.

BDST: 1002 HRS, SEP 22, 2014

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