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Two Uighurs shot on China-Vietnam border Two men of a ve Uighurs group, who were from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and tried to i ega y enter Vietnam, were shot and !i ed by Chinese po i"e in southern China on #unday evening$ The in"ident o""urred when po i"e inter"epted a van "arrying ve Uighur stowaways on a highway in %ing&iang "ity in the southern region of 'uang&i, near (ang #on "ity, Vietnam$ A""ording to the China )ai y, the Uighurs vio ent y resisted arrest and two of them atta"!ed po i"e with !nives before being !i ed$ Two other members were detained and one es"aped to the vi"inity$ A wide sear"h was underway for the man who *ed by armed po i"e$ )i &at Ra&it, the spo!esman for the +or d Uygur Congress, to d that China is using e&treme means i!e shooting and !i ing these peop e in order to intimidate other Uighurs who wish to es"ape $ .e a so a/rmed that there was a dire"t re ationship between China0s repressive po i"ies and the in"rease in those trying to es"ape$

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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.