Attack Kills More Than 30 at Western China Market by Bella Dekhtyar

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/world/asia/deadly-attack-in-western-china.html?_r=0

   On Thursday at Urumqi, China  Islamic extremists plowed vehicles through a crowd at a farmer's market while hurling explosives, killing over 30 civilians. 94 others were wounded. According to witnesses, the vehicles crashed through metal barriers at the Shayibake District and began to strike victims and throw explosives. The authorities believe this is tied with the growing feud between China and the Uighurs, who are unhappy about the government's policies in the region. It's all political, really. Sparing the details, the accounts were gruesome and shocking. Police officers arrived at the scene, making sure that any photographs taken by witnesses of the scene were erased for private reasons. Later investigators hunted two Uighur men in their late 20's, who took part in the attack, on a public bus, since then there has not been much detail provided.

   Attacks like this have been going on for quite some time among the Uighurs and Chinese. "It was", quote, "the single deadliest attack since ethnic bloodletting claimed hundreds of lives five years ago." Also known as mob violence and mass looting. The inequality among the two needs to settle. It has caused over 200 deaths since the ethnic rioting there. I believe the significance of this article is to raise awareness among the smaller fights that go unnoticed in other countries.