2014 China–Vietnam border shootout

2014 China-Vietnam border shootout
Location	China-Vietnam border
Date	18 April 2014
Target	Vietnamese border guards
Attack type	Shootout
Deaths	7

On 18 April 2014, a group of 16 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.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

References

1. Wong, Edward (19 April 2014). "Deadly Clash Reported on Border of China and Vietnam". New York Times. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
2. Wong, Edward (21 April 2014). "Vietnam Returns Migrants to China After Deadly Border Clash". New York Times. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
3. McDonell, Stephen (19 April 2014). "Seven killed in China-Vietnam border shootout". Australia Network News. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
4. "Vietnam says 7 killed in shooting on China border". The Strait Times. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
5. Zhang, Yi (21 April 2014). "Shooting sounds alarm for cross-border activities". Global Times. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
6. "Bắc Phong Sinh những ngày thương đau" (in Vietnamese). VN Express. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.