Shufu County

The Shufu (Kashgar Konasheher) County, is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Kashgar Prefecture. It contains an area of 3,513 km². According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 360,000.

2013 attack

On December 15, 2013, 16 people were killed in an attack on a police-station. A group, armed with knives and bombs, attacked the police-station and killed two police officers. In the aftermath 14 of the 16 attackers were killed by police special units.

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Coordinates: 39°21′00″N 75°51′03″E / 39.35000°N 75.85083°E / 39.35000; 75.85083