China : Police evacuated people from the square in front of the station , deployed armed officers and cordoned off entrances to the station , where train services had been suspended . President Xi -- who was visiting region -- announced ` ` decisive actions '' against terror ' . NEW : Station reopened 2 hours after blast , as passengers return as armed police watched . The blast happened at an exit to a train station in Urumqi in China 's restive zone . There have been clashes between Uyghurs and Han Chinese in Xinjiang .
China : President Xi -- who was visiting region -- announced ` ` decisive actions '' against terror ' . NEW : Station reopened 2 hours after blast , as passengers return as armed police watched . The blast happened at an exit to a train station in Urumqi in China 's restive zone . There have been clashes between Uyghurs and Han Chinese in Xinjiang .