1 assailant shot dead, another captured in attack on Xinjiang police  

新疆阿克苏处置一起袭警案 警方击毙1人抓获1人

新疆阿克苏市公安机关根据群众举报，在对一嫌疑车辆盘查时，犯罪嫌疑人突然持刀袭击民警，并向巡逻车投掷爆燃装置。公安民警果断处置，击毙1人，抓获1人。处置过程中，造成一名协警受重伤。 [查看全文]

Police shot dead one assialant and captured another on Thursday in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said in a statement.

The attack occurred at about 1:20 pm in the city of Aksu when police checked a suspect vehicle based on a tipoff from residents, said the statement.

During the check-up, the suspects made a surprise knife attack on police officers and hurled burning devices at police patrol cars, it said. One auxiliary police officer was seriously injured.

The police fought back and shot dead one suspect and captured another.