Shufu County
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| Shufu (Kashgar Konasheher) County 疏附县 • قەشقەر كونا شەھەر ناھىيىسى |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level divisions | Kashgar Prefecture |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 疏附縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 疏附县 | ||||||||
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قەشقەر كونا شەھەر ناھىيىسى
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| Literal meaning | Kashgar Old Town County | ||||||||
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The Shufu (Kashgar Konasheher) County, is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Kashgar Prefecture. It contains an area of 3,513 km². According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 360,000.
2013 attack[edit]
On December 15, 2013, 16 people were killed in an attack on a police-station. A group, armed with knives and bombs, attacked the police-station and killed two police officers.[1] In the aftermath 14 of the 16 attackers were killed by police special units.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Attack on Police in Western China Kills 16, Tianshan Reports". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ "16 die in attack on police station in west China". USA Today. December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
Coordinates: 39°21′00″N 75°51′03″E / 39.35000°N 75.85083°E
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