August 11, 2008	Monday	Sha’aban 8, 1429

BEIJING, Aug 10: Suspected Muslim separatists and suicide bombers launched a dozen attacks in west China on Sunday, killing 11 people in the blasts and a subsequent shootout with police.

Homemade grenade attacks shook Kuqa, a town in the south of Xinjiang, as 15 men attacked supermarkets, hotels and government offices in the early hours of Sunday, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Police shot dead eight assailants, while another two blew themselves up. A security guard also died in the attacks. They managed to capture two of the attackers and have launched a manhunt for another three who escaped, Xinhua said.—Reuters