According to the Xinhua News Agency , on 28 July 37 civilians were killed by a gang armed with knives and axes in the towns of Elixku and Huangdi in Shache County and 59 attackers were killed by security forces . Two hundred fifteen attackers were arrested after they stormed a police station and government offices . The agency also reported that 30 police cars were damaged or destroyed and dozens of Uyghur and Han Chinese civilians were killed or injured . The Uyghur American Association claimed that local Uyghurs had been protesting at the time of the attack . Two days later , the moderate imam of China 's largest mosque was assassinated in Kashgar after morning prayers
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Assassination of Juma Tayir
Xinjiang conflict