33 and counting Dead in knife attack...

[mal]

News from The Associated Press

Cleary a ban on knives is in order.



peace...

 

[bianco]

Yes, don't need guns to have a massacre.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Hey libtards time to round up are soccer mom's and take their butter knives

 

[Jughead]

BEIJING (AP) -- More than 10 knife-wielding attackers slashed people at a train station in a southwestern city in what authorities called a terrorist attack by ethnic separatists in western China, and police fatally shot four of the assailants, leaving 33 people dead and 130 others wounded, state media said.

One suspect was arrested, Xinhua said.

Authorities said five suspects were shot dead but that their identities had not yet been confirmed, and police were hunting for the remaining attackers, Xinhua reported.

Too bad police were not there sooner to stop the bloodshed. It appears that one suspect is in police custody. No doubt they are trying to get him tell where the others are hiding. For sure he will get the death penalty.

This attack just goes to show that even with gun control in place, hardened criminals or terrorists will find a way to commit their heinous crimes, even without guns if they are not available. If guns are available, and with strict gun control in place, criminals will have even more of an advantage since they know the only resistance they will encounter is by police.

 

[CaféAuLait]

News from The Associated Press

Cleary a ban on knives is in order.



peace...

OMG this is so sad, but happens in China a lot, mostly at schools. Last count was 25 dead and 115 injured in a 2 year period BEFORE the incident you link too. Horrible!

School attacks in China (2010–12)


http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...unbZGzFwkwSZS-ayqjBQ9Mw&bvm=bv.62286460,d.cGU

 

[Leweman]

That's unpossible

 

[Mr. H.]

I thought police were everywhere in China.

 

[Pogo]

News from The Associated Press

Cleary a ban on knives is in order.



peace...

Ya mean like the airlines did after 9/11?

 

[auditor0007]

News from The Associated Press

Cleary a ban on knives is in order.



peace...

Clearly they all should have had guns; then nobody would be dead.

 

[bianco]

The attackers' identities have not been confirmed, but evidence at the scene showed that it was "a terrorist attack carried out by Xinjiang separatist forces," Xinhua quoted the municipal government as saying.

The far western region of Xinjiang is home to a simmering rebellion against Chinese rule by some members of the Muslim Uighur (pronounced WEE'-gur) population, and the government has responded with heavy-handed security.

Sounds about right.

Obviously time to fence off Xinjiang from the rest of China and not let anyone in or out.

 

[Bill Angel]

Interesting article on what may be prompting the violence :
Chinese anti-veil 'beauty' campaign sows ugly tensions

 

[Mojo2]

China blames Uighur separatists for knife attack; 33 dead

AP | Mar 2, 2014, 10.35 AM IST

Several killed in 'terrorist' attack at Chinese train station

KUNMING: More than 10 assailants slashed scores of people with knives at a train station in southern China, drawing police fire, in what authorities called a terrorist assault by ethnic separatists based in the far west, state media said on Sunday. Thirty-three people were killed and 130 wounded.

Police fatally shot four of the assailants, arrested one and were searching for the others following the attack late on Saturday at the Kunming train station in Yunnan province, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Witnesses described attackers dressed in black storming the train station and attacking people indiscriminately.

Student Qiao Yunao, 16, was waiting to catch a train at the station when people starting crying out and running, and then saw a man slash another man's neck, drawing blood.

"I was freaking out, and ran to a fast food store, and many people were running in there to take refuge," she told The Associated Press via Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblog. "I saw two attackers, both men, one with a watermelon knife and the other with a fruit knife. They were running and chopping whoever they could."

The attackers' identities were not yet confirmed, but evidence at the scene of the attack showed that it was "a terrorist attack carried out by Xinjiang separatist forces," Xinhua quoted the municipal government as saying. Authorities considered it to be "an organized, premeditated violent terrorist attack."

The far western region of Xinjiang is home to a simmering rebellion against Chinese rule by separatists among parts of the Muslim Uighur (pronounced WEE'-gur) population.

China blames Uighur separatists for knife attack; 33 dead - The Times of India

Uyghur people
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Religion[edit]

The ancient Uyghurs believed in Shamanism and Tengrism, then Manichaeism, Buddhism and Church of the East.[79][80] Most modern Uyghurs are Muslim.[81]

Uyghur people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Islam on the march.

 

[bianco]

Islam on the march.

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They could well march right into some rolling tanks if they're not careful.

Fools if they think they can start a war with Beijing and win.

 

[LoneLaugher]

News from The Associated Press

Cleary a ban on knives is in order.



peace...

Clearly they all should have had guns; then nobody would be dead.

Yes. And the people of Chiba can all use semi-automatics to filet their fish and butter their bread. Because knives have no purpose other than killing. Right?

 

[JoeB131]

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Too bad police were not there sooner to stop the bloodshed. It appears that one suspect is in police custody. No doubt they are trying to get him tell where the others are hiding. For sure he will get the death penalty.

This attack just goes to show that even with gun control in place, hardened criminals or terrorists will find a way to commit their heinous crimes, even without guns if they are not available. If guns are available, and with strict gun control in place, criminals will have even more of an advantage since they know the only resistance they will encounter is by police.

but one more time...

The vast majority of gun deaths in this country are sucides, accidents or domestic murders, committed by average citizens who had no business having a gun to start with.

It's really a case of the "solution" being worse than the problem. Terrorists are the least of our problems. You are more likely to be murdered by someone you know than a terrorist.

 

[Geaux4it]

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Too bad police were not there sooner to stop the bloodshed. It appears that one suspect is in police custody. No doubt they are trying to get him tell where the others are hiding. For sure he will get the death penalty.

This attack just goes to show that even with gun control in place, hardened criminals or terrorists will find a way to commit their heinous crimes, even without guns if they are not available. If guns are available, and with strict gun control in place, criminals will have even more of an advantage since they know the only resistance they will encounter is by police.

but one more time...

The vast majority of gun deaths in this country are sucides, accidents or domestic murders, committed by average citizens who had no business having a gun to start with.

It's really a case of the "solution" being worse than the problem. Terrorists are the least of our problems. You are more likely to be murdered by someone you know than a terrorist.

And to add, you are 12x more likely to die by homicide outside the borders of the US. Think I will take my chances here, even though we own half the worlds guns

-Geaux

 

[Unkotare]

China blames Uighur separatists for knife attack; 33 dead

AP | Mar 2, 2014, 10.35 AM IST

Several killed in 'terrorist' attack at Chinese train station

KUNMING: More than 10 assailants slashed scores of people with knives at a train station in southern China, drawing police fire, in what authorities called a terrorist assault by ethnic separatists based in the far west, state media said on Sunday. Thirty-three people were killed and 130 wounded.

Police fatally shot four of the assailants, arrested one and were searching for the others following the attack late on Saturday at the Kunming train station in Yunnan province, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Witnesses described attackers dressed in black storming the train station and attacking people indiscriminately.

Student Qiao Yunao, 16, was waiting to catch a train at the station when people starting crying out and running, and then saw a man slash another man's neck, drawing blood.

"I was freaking out, and ran to a fast food store, and many people were running in there to take refuge," she told The Associated Press via Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblog. "I saw two attackers, both men, one with a watermelon knife and the other with a fruit knife. They were running and chopping whoever they could."

The attackers' identities were not yet confirmed, but evidence at the scene of the attack showed that it was "a terrorist attack carried out by Xinjiang separatist forces," Xinhua quoted the municipal government as saying. Authorities considered it to be "an organized, premeditated violent terrorist attack."

The far western region of Xinjiang is home to a simmering rebellion against Chinese rule by separatists among parts of the Muslim Uighur (pronounced WEE'-gur) population.

China blames Uighur separatists for knife attack; 33 dead - The Times of India

Uyghur people
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Religion[edit]

The ancient Uyghurs believed in Shamanism and Tengrism, then Manichaeism, Buddhism and Church of the East.[79][80] Most modern Uyghurs are Muslim.[81]

Uyghur people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Islam on the march.

It's not exactly that simple.

 

[JoeB131]

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And to add, you are 12x more likely to die by homicide outside the borders of the US. Think I will take my chances here, even though we own half the worlds guns

-Geaux

We are only 3% of the world's population. That we have as many homicides as we do is sort of an embarassment.

 

[Toro]

And to add, you are 12x more likely to die by homicide outside the borders of the US. Think I will take my chances here, even though we own half the worlds guns

-Geaux

But you're 4x-5x more likely to be murdered in the US compared to other developed Western nations, almost all of which have stricter gun control.

 

[Unkotare]

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And to add, you are 12x more likely to die by homicide outside the borders of the US. Think I will take my chances here, even though we own half the worlds guns

-Geaux

We are only 3% of the world's population. That we have as many homicides as we do is sort of an embarassment [sic].

Aren't you the asshole who posted over and over about smashing business managers in the head with baseball bats, you fucking hypocrite? You're a mouthy, hypocritical pussy.