China police shoot to death 6 attackers in Xinjiang

Chinese police shot to death six attackers with explosive devices in northwest China's Muslim-majority Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Monday.
A suspect with an explosive device was spotted by local residents at about 10:10 a.m. (0210 GMT) in a commercial district in Shule County, according to the report.
The suspect, who later attacked police with an axe and tried to detonate the device, was shot dead by police.
When the police were handling the suspect, another five attackers attempted to ignite explosive devices attached to their bodies, the report said, adding that they were killed by the police on the spot.
No casualties of police or civilians were reported. A minibus with explosive devices was also spotted at the site.
About 41.5 percent of Xinjiang's 21 million population are Uygurs, a largely Muslim ethnic group.
Xinjiang is in the midst of an intensive crackdown on terrorism after a string of terrorist attacks in the region. During its most deadly unrest in decades, 197 people were killed and about 1,700 others injured in the July 2009 riot.