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2 Suspects Dead After Foiled China Hijacking

But Uighur rights group says it wasn't a hijacking at all

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 2, 2012 8:14 AM CDT

(Newser) – A pair of accused hijackers have died following a foiled attempt to take control of a plane in China's Xinjiang region, state media says. Six Uighur men were arrested Friday in the incident, in which suspects wielding explosives used a crutch to pummel the...   Read full story »

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