Police post wanted list

Three days after the Xinjiang public security department issued a notice offering rewards for tips that might help solve cases of violence or terrorism, police said they had already received a number of leads and fugitives had begun turning themselves in, according to a statement released on Thursday.

The department also released a list of 11 people alleged to have connections with terrorist attacks and violent crimes. On July 2, it called on the public to hand in dangerous knives, explosives and propaganda material about terrorism or violent crime. The government will pay rewards ranging from 50,000 ($8,158) yuan to 100,000 yuan to those who provide information. Those who hand in knives and other weapons will be compensated to the full value of the implements.

"We must gain people's support and encourage them to join the fight against terror," the statement said.