1 assailant shot dead, another captured in attack on Xinjiang police  

新疆阿克蘇處置一起襲警案 警方擊斃1人抓獲1人

新疆阿克蘇市公安機關根據群眾舉報，在對一嫌疑車輛盤查時，犯罪嫌疑人突然持刀襲擊民警，并向巡邏車投擲爆燃裝置。公安民警果斷處置，擊斃1人，抓獲1人。處置過程中，造成一名協警受重傷。 [查看全文]

Police shot dead one assialant and captured another on Thursday in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said in a statement.

The attack occurred at about 1:20 pm in the city of Aksu when police checked a suspect vehicle based on a tipoff from residents, said the statement.

During the check-up, the suspects made a surprise knife attack on police officers and hurled burning devices at police patrol cars, it said. One auxiliary police officer was seriously injured.

The police fought back and shot dead one suspect and captured another.