Shufu County
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| Shufu County قەشقەر كونا شەھەر ناھىيىسى 疏附县 | |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level divisions | Kashgar Prefecture |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
The Shufu (Konasheher) County (Uyghur: قەشقەر كونا شەھەر ناھىيىسى, ULY: Qeshqer Konasheher Nahiyisi, UYY: Ⱪəxⱪər Konaxəⱨər Naⱨiyisi?) 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
On December 15, 2013, 16 people was killed in an attack of the police station. A group of armed knife attacker and bombs thrown into the building and killed to police officers.[1] In the aftermath was 14 of the 16 attackers muredered by the operations unit.[2]
References
- ↑ "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. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
Coordinates: 39°21′00″N 75°51′03″E / 39.35000°N 75.85083°E
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