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Beijing, Dec 8 – A court in China sentenced eight people to death Monday for two deadly attacks in the violence-torn far-western Xinjiang region, state media said.
Five others were given suspended death sentences, state broadcaster CCTV said — a penalty normally commuted to life in prison.
Another four were jailed over the attacks, which killed 39 people at a market and one at a train station this spring. Several attackers also died.
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