2014 China–Vietnam border shootout

Shootout between Uyghur illegal migrants and Vietnamese border guards 2014 China–Vietnam border shootout the Xinjiang conflict Warning sign at the China-Vietnam border.jpg 300px A warning sign installed on the Chinese side of the border after the shootout. The textwritten in Chinese, Vietnamese, Zhuang, and Uyghurreads: "International border area, unauthorized entry prohibited". 18 April 2014 Bắc Phong Sinh border crossing vi Cửa khẩu Bắc Phong Sinh 21 37 28.4 N 107 43 3.8 E title Uyghur illegal migrants Vietnam Border Defense Force flag.svg Vietnam Border Guard 5 killed5 wounded 2 killed5 wounded On 18 April 2014, a group of sixteen Chinese citizens, later identified as ethnic Uyghurs, engaged in a shootout with Vietnamese border guards after seizing their guns as they were being detained to be returned to China. Five Uyghurs and two Vietnamese border guards died in the incident. Ten of the Uyghur perpetrators were men and the rest were women or children.Wong Edward 19 April 2014 Deadly Clash Reported on Border of China and Vietnam The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/20/world/asia/deadly-clash-between-vietnamese-border-guards-and-chinese-migrants-reported.html?_r=1 live 9 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140812053957/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/20/world/asia/deadly-clash-between-vietnamese-border-guards-and-chinese-migrants-reported.html?_r=1 12 August 2014Wong Edward 21 April 2014 Vietnam Returns Migrants to China After Deadly Border Clash The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/22/world/asia/vietnam-returns-migrants-to-china-after-deadly-border-clash.html live 9 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20180112160607/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/22/world/asia/vietnam-returns-migrants-to-china-after-deadly-border-clash.html 12 January 2018McDonell Stephen Seven killed in China-Vietnam border shootout http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-19/an-seven-killed-in-shootout-on-vietnam-china-border3a-vietname/5399600 9 August 2014 Australia Network News 19 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140504133747/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-19/an-seven-killed-in-shootout-on-vietnam-china-border3a-vietname/5399600 4 May 2014 live18 April 2014 Vietnam says 7 killed in shooting on China border The Straits Times http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/vietnam-says-7-killed-shooting-china-border-20140418 live 9 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140419072203/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/vietnam-says-7-killed-shooting-china-border-20140418 19 April 2014Bắc Phong Sinh những ngày thương đau http://vnexpress.net/photo/thoi-su/bac-phong-sinh-nhung-ngay-thuong-dau-2980824.html 9 August 2014 VN Express 21 April 2014 vi https://web.archive.org/web/20140812193026/http://vnexpress.net/photo/thoi-su/bac-phong-sinh-nhung-ngay-thuong-dau-2980824.html 12 August 2014 live Shootout The confrontation began after the guards detained a group of Uyghur illegal migrants inside a border post around noon, with the intention of returning them to the Chinese authorities. Some of the migrants grabbed one or more AK-47 assault rifles from the guards and opened fire on them. Hundreds of police officers and border guards surrounded the building during the standoff and urged the migrants inside to surrender. Some of the migrants who died had committed suicide, while the others were shot dead by Vietnamese police officers and border guards. References China Category:History of Vietnam (1945–present) Category:Crime in Vietnam Category:Battles involving Vietnam Category:2014 conflicts Category:2014 in international relations Category:2014 in Vietnam Category:2014 in China Category:China–Vietnam border Category:Xinjiang conflict Category:Attacks in Asia in 2014 Category:2014 crimes in Vietnam Category:Attacks in China in 2014 Category:Attacks in Vietnam Category:2014 crimes in China Category:Shootouts Category:April 2014 in China Category:April 2014 in Vietnam