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At least five Chinese police reported killed dead in Xinjiang knife attack

At least five police officers have been stabbed to death by separatists in a knife attack at a coal mine in China's violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang, U.S.-based Radio Free Asia reported on Sept.23.

The incident happened on Sept.18 at the Sogan colliery in Aksu, the report said, citing police from the area. Dozens were also injured, it said.