China Terrorist Attack Leaves Dozens Dead in Busy Market

Thirty-one people were killed, and more than 90 were injured in what the Chinese government is calling a terrorist attack in Urumqi, the capital of the western Chinese region of Xinjiang.

The attack happened at 7:50 a.m. local time when two black SUVs tore through fencing at an open-air market and plowed through a crowd as the assailants lobbed bombs out the windows. The two cars then exploded, officials say.

Numerous eyewitnesses said the cars were spray-painted with Uighur-language slogans and flying triangular flags. They also described scenes of carnage in the aftermath of the attack Read more...