Attack kills 31 in China's Xinjiang province

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Beijing, Rajab 23, 1435, May 22, 2014, SPA -- Thirty-one people were killed and 94 injured in an attack in China's north-western province of Xinjiang Thursday that authorities blamed on terrorists, dpa reported. Two vehicles drove into the crowd at a central market of provincial capital Urumqi at 7:50 am (2350 Wednesday GMT) and explosives were thrown out of them, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing witnesses. One vehicle then exploded. Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to "severely punish the terrorists" responsible and maintain stability in the region, Xinhua reported. --SPA 14:15 LOCAL TIME 11:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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