Beijing: A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region this morning but no casualties were reported. The epicenter, with a depth of 30 kilometers, was at 39.4 degrees north latitude and 81.3 degrees east longitude, the China Earthquake Network Centre said. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Earthquake Bureau had not received casualty reports from local authorities so far, state-run Xinhua reported. The spokesman of...
01:17 PM, Mar 09, 2012
Beijing: Two "suspects" allegedly involved in recent attacks in China's troubled Xinjiang province, were shot dead by police near Kashgar city, where 20 people were killed in violence blamed on militants trained in Pakistan. Memtieli Tiliwaldi, 29 and Turson Hasan, 34, who were wanted in connection with the case, were killed on Monday in the corn fields in the suburb of Kashgar, local officials said. With their death, the number...
09:57 AM, Aug 02, 2011
Beijing: China on Monday blamed "extremists" trained in terror camps in Pakistan for orchestrating attacks on civilians in the troubled Xinjiang province, where 20 people, including alleged militants, were killed in violent incidents over two days. While nine people were killed in a violent attack on Saturday, another 11, including five suspected militants, were killed in another attack last night. A statement by the Kashgar municipal government said militants trained...
12:04 PM, Aug 01, 2011
Srinagar: Two moderate intensity earthquakes were felt in the Kashmir Valley but there were no reports of any damage, officials said. An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred on Saturday morning, at 9.24 am. The epicentre was located at Ladakh-China (Xinjiang) border, the officials said. On Friday night also at 7 pm, an earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred with epicentre at Hindukush in Afghanistan shook the Valley. There were no reports...
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