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2015 Aksu colliery attack

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2015 Aksu colliery attack
Part of the Xinjiang conflict
Location of Baicheng County (red) in Aksu Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
LocationBaicheng County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Coordinates41°10′N 80°15′E / 41.167°N 80.250°E / 41.167; 80.250
Date18 September 2015
TargetAksu coal mine workers
Attack type
Knife attack
Deaths16 (per Xinjiang Daily)[1][2]
50 (Per Radio Free Asia)[3]
Injured18 (per Xinjiang Daily)[1]
50 (Per Radio Free Asia)[3]
PerpetratorsXinjiang separatists
No. of participants
29

The 2015 Aksu colliery attack , also known as the Baicheng incident[4] took place on 18 September 2015, when a group of separatists, suspected to be Uyghurs,[5] attacked workers and security guards at a coal mine in Baicheng County in Aksu, Xinjiang, leaving at least 16 dead and 18 wounded according to government sources, with other estimates reaching as high as 50 dead and 50 wounded. When local police arrived at the scene, the attackers rammed the police's vehicles with stolen trucks before fleeing into the mountains. The majority of the victims of the attack were members of the Han ethnic group.[6]

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Background

The attack was reported as China was celebrating the 60th anniversary of the incorporation of Xinjiang into China and the subsequent establishment of the autonomous region. During the celebrations, Yu Zhengsheng, who was then the Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, made a statement advocating that troops in the region should play a bigger role in fighting separatism, terrorism and extremism. Xinjiang has seen frequent attacks in past years by members of the Uyghur ethnic group in Xinjiang. The Chinese government often blames foreign-backed Islamic terrorism for the violence, while Uyghur groups and human rights activists claim that repressive government policies in Xinjiang push Uyghurs to violence.[5]

Attack

The attack on the coal mine occurred at night. The attackers, wielding knives, first attacked security guards before targeting the miners, many of whom were sleeping in their dormitory beds. They then stole trucks and rammed police vehicles that had arrived at the scene, before fleeing into the mountains, and reportedly stole firearms from police.[7] Chinese media initially reported 16 dead, but according to local sources, at least 50 people were killed, five of whom were police officers. Authorities kept news of the attack from spreading until mid-November, while local media was slow to report on it. Some local officials even denied that the attack ever took place.[8]

Aftermath

Following the attack, Chinese authorities kept a tight lid on coverage of the coal mine attack, and Baicheng County was locked down.[8] The Chinese government launched a manhunt for the attackers lasting 56 days. The operation involved helicopters, armored vehicles, and 10,000 people including local volunteers.[7] At one point, authorities used flash grenades and tear gas to try to force a number of suspects out of a cliff-side cave and, when this failed, used flamethrowers, forcing them out before gunning them down.[9]

The manhunt concluded with a total of 28 assailants killed; one member of the group surrendered after being urged to do so by his grandfather according to authorities. A senior police official, Memet Tohtinyaz, was reported killed while pursuing the suspects.[10] Dilxat Raxit, spokesman for the main exiled group the World Uyghur Congress, claimed that the dead included women and children, though these claims could not be verified. According to Xinjiang Daily, the assailants were commanded by a foreign extremist group.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "China: 28 'terrorists' killed in Xinjiang operation". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. ^ "The Fight Against Terrorism and Extremism and Human Rights Protection in Xinjiang". Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Death Toll in Xinjiang Coal Mine Attack Climbs to 50". Radio Free Asia. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ "China's propaganda wing puts spotlight on terror crackdown in the wake of Paris attacks". SCMP.
  5. ^ a b "At least 50 reported to have died in attack on coalmine in Xinjiang in September". The Guardian. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. ^ Blanchard, Ben (1 October 2015). "At least 50 said killed in September Xinjiang attack as China warns on security". Reuters. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b Chen, Andrea (23 November 2015). "Flamethrower used to flush out militants in China's Xinjiang region, says state media". SCMP. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b Jacobs, Andrew (18 October 2015). "In a Region Disturbed by Ethnic Tensions, China Keeps Tight Lid on a Massacre". New York Times. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. ^ "China forces used flamethrower to hunt Xinjiang 'terrorists': army newspaper". Reuters. 23 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Refworld | China: Three police officers are added to death toll in operation following Xinjiang coal mine attack".
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