Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Uyghur Biker Shot After Grabbing Gun

Uyghur Biker Shot After Grabbing Gun
tags: timeline 2014, uighur, china, terrorism, seizing weapon from police


April 12, 2014 In China 17-year-old Uighur youth Abdubasit Ablimit attacked a checkpoint on his motorcycle and tried twice to seize weapons from police at a checkpoint Saturday night in Aksu prefecture. He ignored warning shots and then was fired upon and died from his wounds Sunday morning in a hospital. His friends said there was no attack, and he was shot for running a red light and trying to get away to avoid paying a fine, and that continued oppression and mistreatment may lead to radicalization and violence in retaliation for social injustice


  1. April 12, 2014 In China 17-year-old Uighur youth Abdubasit Ablimit tried twice to seize weapons from police at a checkpoint Saturday night in Aksu prefecture. It said he ignored warning shots and then was fired upon and died from his wounds Sunday morning in a hospital.



  2. China says man tried to seize weapons in Xinjiang

    bigstory.ap.org › China

    Associated Press
    6 days ago - The account that circulated earlier this week said Ablimit was killed after running a red light in an apparent attempt to avoid paying a fine.
  3. The official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday that 17-year-old Abdubasit Ablimit tried twice to seize weapons from police at a checkpoint Saturday night in Aksu prefecture. It said he ignored warning shots and then was fired upon and died from his wounds Sunday morning in a hospital.Ablimit's name identified him as a member of Xinjiang's native Muslim Turkic Uighur population

    1. Kansas City Star ‎- 6 days ago
      A youth killed by police in the restive Xinjiang region last weekend ... killed after running a red light in an apparent attempt to avoid paying a fine ...

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  4. China says police killed attacker in Xinjiang; activists say he ...

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    Fox News Channel
    6 days ago - BEIJING – China says police killed a youth who attacked a checkpoint in ... contradicting allegations he was gunned down after running a red light. ... Abdubasit Ablimit tried twice to seize weapons from police Saturday night.
  5. Friends of Dead Uyghur Teen Reject Government Claims ...

    www.rfa.org/english/.../motorbike-04222014005103.ht...

    Radio Free Asia
    2 days ago - The teenager was shot dead by police after he ran a red light, they say. ... light in the Xinjiang region have rejected government claims that he had tried ... the air,” after which Ablimit "assailed the officer and seized his firearm,” citing Aksu police. ... Their families said they could not get any information of their ...
  6. Uyghur biker shot for attack after grabbing at gun: police ...

    www.globaltimes.cn/content/855272.shtml

    Global Times
    6 days ago - A young Uyghur man was shot dead not for running a red light, but fortrying to ... Aksu prefecture in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous ... "The man refused to be checked, even after his two passengers got off the ...

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