Latest Channel 4 News:
US TV to make Susan Boyle programme
Netanyahu: No captive swap deal yet
Bank reveals £61.6bn RBS/HBOS loans
Mortgage approvals at two-year high
LHC steps up operation after repair

16 police die in China border clash

Updated on 04 August 2008

Source PA News

Sixteen police officers were killed on Monday when an unknown group rammed a border patrol station on China's Central Asian frontier before throwing in grenades.

The Xinhua News Agency said the attackers used a dumper truck to ram their way into the paramilitary police station in Kashi and then throw in the two grenades.

Xinhua said 16 officers were also injured.

These news feeds are provided by an independent third party and Channel 4 is not responsible or liable to you for the same.

Send this article by email


Watch the Latest Channel 4 News

Watch Channel 4 News when you want

Latest World news

More News blogs

View RSS feed

An act of revenge?

Sergei Magnitsky

Was the death in jail of Sergei Magnitsky an act of revenge?

Debating Afghanistan

image

Channel 4 News hosts a special debate on Britain's Afghan role.

Blow to Afghan plan

Afghanistan

Do latest Afghanistan deaths scupper withdrawal plans?

The 'Wonga' saga

Simon Mann

Simon Mann: exclusive interviews, trial reports and his pardon.

Ruined civilisation

Peru

Destruction of the ancient Nazca civilisation in Peru.

Twittering on

Start following Channel 4 News on Twitter today.

Click to launch.

Snowmail

Most watched

Most watched

Find out what's getting people clicking online this week.




Channel 4 © 2009. Channel 4 is not responsible for the content of external websites.