Kína két embert halálraítélt a hszicsiangi összecsapások miatt

2013. augusztus 13./VOA/TibetPress

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A Chinese court has sentenced two men to death for their role in April clashes that killed 21 people in a predominantly Muslim northwest region.

Chinese state media also say three others were given sentences ranging from nine years to life in prison for their part in the violence in the ethnically divided Xinjiang region.

The ethnicity of the defendants was not given. But their names suggest they belong to the Turkic-speaking Uighur minority that has long complained of state discrimination.

The April 23 violence was Xinjiang's deadliest in months. It highlights growing tension between Uighurs, authorities, and ethnic majority Han Chinese migrants.

The government says the clashes broke out when security officials were attacked by a "terrorist group" after noticing suspicious behavior at a home near the city of Kashgar.

Some exiled Uighur activists dispute the claim, saying the violence was caused by the shooting death of a young Uighur boy by armed security personnel.

Such disagreements are not unusual following clashes between Uighurs and authorities.

Beijing says it is fighting a war against Islamic terrorism in Xinjiang. But many Uighurs say that threat is being exaggerated to justify heavy-handed policies that restrict their religion and culture.

Officials pointed to possible foreign involvement in the latest violence, saying "terrorists" at the Kashgar home viewed materials "from abroad" that advocated religious extremism.

Police say the group was amassing explosives and knives as part of a plan to "do something big" in Kashgar sometime this summer. They did not elaborate.

Musar Asar, who officials say was one of the group's "key members," was sentenced to death following the Monday trial. He was said to have formed the group and was in charge of making explosives.

Another man, Rehman Wuper, also received the death penalty for allegedly helping launch the attacks.

Fifteen police and community workers were killed in the violence. Police also killed six members of the "terrorist group." Others have been arrested and are expected to soon be tried.