Chinese Authorities Raise Death Toll in Xinjiang Violence

BEIJING—Authorities in China's restive western Xinjiang region on Wednesday raised the number of people killed in a Tuesday attack there to 20, potentially marking a fresh wave of ethnic unrest just as leaders from across the country are preparing to convene in Beijing for an annual legislative session.

A statement posted Wednesday to a news website controlled by the regional government said 13 people were killed by knife-wielding assailants on a street in Xinjiang's far-western county of Yecheng, near China's border with Pakistan. Seven suspected attackers were shot and killed by police, the statement said, and two others had been arrested. The attack is the worst known case of violence in the region since last summer.

The state-run Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday that 10 people were killed in the attack and two attackers were killed by police. Read Full

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