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Xinjiang denies rumor of new terrorist attack

(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-12-20 16:42

URUMQI - The regional government of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday denied hearsay of a terrorist attack in Shache County in Kashgar Prefecture.

Rumors have been circulating on WeChat, a popular mobile social network application, over the past few days, according to the regional government's publicity department.

Xinjiang remains stable and the police are tracing the source of the story, it said.

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