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16 killed in attack on Chinese border police station

Other News Materials 4 August 2008 08:56 (UTC +04:00)
16 killed in attack on Chinese border police station

( dpa ) - At least 16 police were injured when a border checkpost in north-western China was attacked by "troublemakers" Monday, officials said.

Attackers threw two grenades at the border police station in Kashgar in the Xinjiang region, the state-run news agency Xinhua said.

The attackers forced their way into the police compound with two vehicles and threw the grenades, Xinhua said.

No further information was immediately available .

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