13 mobsters shot dead in Xinjiang police station attack

An attack on a police station in China's western Xinjiang region reportedly left thirteen mobsters dead and three policemen wounded.

The regional office said that no civilians were injured in the attack.

According to China Daily, the gangsters drove a vehicle to ram the building of the public security bureau of Yecheng County in southern Xinjiang and set off explosives.

While the attackers were shot dead by the police, three cops sustained minor injuries, the report said.