Terrorists strike, but progress made

A terrorist attack that left five dead in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Wednesday has come at the end of a year in which China has made significant progress in combating terrorism, a security analyst has said.

Three attackers slashed people with knives and detonated an explosive device after driving up to the Party committee of Moyu county, in the southern Hotan prefecture, at 4:50 pm.

An official and a security worker were killed, and three others were injured.