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Two Uighurs shot on China-Vietnam borderTwo men of a five Uighurs group, who were from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and tried to illegally enter Vietnam, were shot and killed by Chinese police in southern China on Sunday evening.The incident occurred when police intercepted a van carrying five Uighur stowaways on a highway in Pingxiang city in the southern region of Guangxi, near Lang Son city, Vietnam.According to the China Daily, the Uighurs violently resisted arrest and two of them attacked police with knives before being killed. Two other members were detained and one escaped to the vicinity. A wide search was underway for the man who fled by armed police.Dilxat Raxit, the spokesman for the World Uygur Congress, told that China is using extreme means like shooting and killing these people in order to intimidate other Uighurs who wish to escape. He also affirmed that there was a direct relationship between Chinas repressive policies and the increase in those trying to escape.