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[UPI] Chinese police on Monday gunned down three knife-wielding men they called "terrorists" from Xinjiang province. The men brandished knives and shouted jihadi slogans as officers entered their apartment in the city of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province, according to officials. After an initial retreat, officers called in reinforcements and cordoned off the building before returning and shooting four people who confronted them with knives and clubs.
Police say a 28-year-old woman assailant was injured in the encounter. She and three children were taken into custody. Another woman bystander was injured by police gunfire.
Security forces reportedly conducted the raid while investigating a group known as Hijrah Jihad and described the four attackers as "Xinjiang terrorists," according to a statement posted on a provincial government social media account and later removed.
Uighur rights groups have questions about the official police account.