CHINA: 13 PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR ‘TERRORIST’ ATTACKS IN XINJIANG

June 16, 2014: China executed 13 people for "terrorist attacks" in the far western region of Xinjiang, state media said.
"The 13 criminals had planned violent terrorist attacks and ruthlessly killed police officers, government officials and civilians, which took innocent lives, caused huge property losses and seriously endangered public security," the official news agency Xinhua said.
Exiled Uighur groups and human rights activists say the government's own repressive policies in Xinjiang have provoked unrest, something Beijing denies.
The 13 executed men were involved in attacks in different parts of Xinjiang, including one last June that killed 24 policemen and local residents, Xinhua said. (Sources: Reuters, 16/06/2014)