At least 50 dead in Xinjiang violence between Uighur community and the Han Chinese

Chinese state media have confirmed death of fifty people in violence in Xinjiang – as per the police, it was a "serious terrorist attack" bbc.com. The breakup of the dead is - 40 "rioters", six civilians and four police officers.
Violence has been escalating in Xinjiang in recent months in the far western region of China which is home to the Muslim Uighur minority group and tensions exist between the Uighur community and the Han Chinese.
As reported in the regional government's news portal, Tianshan, the blasts occurred at two police stations, an outdoor market and a shop entrance and the "rioters" either blew themselves up or were shot dead by police. At least fifty-four civilians were injured and two "rioters" were captured.
It may be recalled that in July, 96 people died in Xinjiang's Yarkant. This had been described by the state media as a "terror attack" but activists say police opened fire on people who were protesting against a Ramadan crackdown on Muslims.