China holds "anti-terror" drills in restive Xinjiang region
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STORY: Paramilitary in China's restive northwest Xinjiang region held a series of security drills over five days in late June, state media reported.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed footage of the "anti-terror" exercises covering a variety of scenarios, such as raids on residential housing and combating a plane hijacking.
The drills come just days before the fifth anniversary of the 2009 Urumqi riots on July 5.
The deadly ethnic riots of 2009 Urumqi killed nearly 200 people when Uighurs clashed with members of the majority ethnic Han Chinese community.
China has tightened security measures across Xinjiang after violent attacks which the government says has left over 200 people dead over the past year or so.
At least 380 people have been detained in the last month in a sweeping crackdown on violence in Xinjiang.
Exiled Uighur groups and human rights activists say the government's repressive policies in Xinji
STORY: Paramilitary in China's restive northwest Xinjiang region held a series of security drills over five days in late June, state media reported.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed footage of the "anti-terror" exercises covering a variety of scenarios, such as raids on residential housing and combating a plane hijacking.
The drills come just days before the fifth anniversary of the 2009 Urumqi riots on July 5.
The deadly ethnic riots of 2009 Urumqi killed nearly 200 people when Uighurs clashed with members of the majority ethnic Han Chinese community.
China has tightened security measures across Xinjiang after violent attacks which the government says has left over 200 people dead over the past year or so.
At least 380 people have been detained in the last month in a sweeping crackdown on violence in Xinjiang.
Exiled Uighur groups and human rights activists say the government's repressive policies in Xinji