2014 China–Vietnam border shootout

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.[1][2][3][4][5]

2014 China–Vietnam border shootout
A warning sign on the Chinese side of the border. The text reads, "International border area, unauthorized entry prohibited", and is written in Chinese, Vietnamese, Zhuang, and Uyghur.
LocationChina–Vietnam border
Date18 April 2014
Attack type
Shootout
WeaponsAK-47 rifles
Deaths7

References
  1. Wong, Edward (19 April 2014). "Deadly Clash Reported on Border of China and Vietnam". New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. Wong, Edward (21 April 2014). "Vietnam Returns Migrants to China After Deadly Border Clash". New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. McDonell, Stephen (19 April 2014). "Seven killed in China-Vietnam border shootout". Australia Network News. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. "Vietnam says 7 killed in shooting on China border". The Straits Times. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  5. "Bắc Phong Sinh những ngày thương đau" (in Vietnamese). VN Express. 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.


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