2008 Kashgar attack
The 2008 Kashgar attack (Chinese: 2008年喀什袭击事件) occurred on the morning of 4 August 2008, in the city of Kashgar in the Western Chinese province of Xinjiang. According to Chinese government sources, it was a terrorist attack perpetrated by two men with suspected ties to the Uyghur separatist movement. The men reportedly drove a truck into a group of approximately 70 jogging police officers, and proceeded to attack them with grenades and machetes, resulting in the death of sixteen officers.
| 4 August 2008 Kashgar attack | |
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| Part of the Xinjiang conflict | |
Kashgar is located in the northeast part of Kashgar Prefecture. | |
| Location | Near Kashgar, Xinjiang, China |
| Date | 4 August 2008 0800 (0000 GMT) – |
| Target | Policemen |
Attack type | Vehicular, IED and knife attack |
| Deaths | 16 |
| Injured | 16 |
| Perpetrators | Kurbanjan Hemit Abdurahman Azat East Turkestan Islamic Movement (suspected) |
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