Xinjiang police launch new operation against terror groups

Police in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have launched an operation to crackdown on terrorism. Police say they have busted a number of terror groups. A large amount of tools and materials for the manufacturing of explosives and knives under strict control have also been confiscated. Xinjiang started a one-year campaign against terrorism on Friday.

The campaign will last until June 2015. It focuses on terrorists and religious extremist groups, gun and explosive manufacturing dens and terrorist training camps.

According to the regional public security department , police have caught over 200 suspects in May. More than 200 explosive devices were also seized in the police raids.