Terrorists attack China

However eight terrorists were killed by police and three others by their own suicide devices during the attack

Eight terrorists were killed by police and three others by their own suicide devices during a terrorist attack Friday afternoon in northwest China, police said.

Two civilians and two police officers were injured in the attack in Wushi county of Aksu prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

One suspect was captured, Xinhua reported citing police.

The terrorists, riding motorbikes and cars, attacked a team of police on patrol around 4 p.m.

The terrorists were armed with explosive devices and knives, police said.

Five police vehicles were damaged or destroyed in the attack.

Normalcy has returned to the area and the case is being investigated.