Two masked men portraying rabble-rousers confront anti-riot forces in Jinan on Friday. An anti-riot drill was held in the long-distance bus station in Jinan, East China's Shandong province on May 9. Two masked men impersonating troublemakers ran out of a crowd with knives, trying to attack passengers. The staff launched the anti-terror alarm system and three anti-riot forces showed up in one minute. The men were soon placed under control.
Armed police patrols have been enhanced nationwide, and greater police visibility is seen as a way to relieve public anxiety about terrorism.
A letter written by 11 young Uygurs calling for their fellows to stand up against terrorism and religious extremism won massive public support after it was posted on social media.
Several cities have enhanced security after a terrorist explosion killed three people including two assailants in a railway station in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Wednesday.
More officers are being deployed across China to conduct regular street patrols amid rising concerns over public security.
Police seized more than 2,700 guns at a secret production facility in Shantou, a coastal city in Guangdong province, acting on information provided by Guizhou police early this month.
Nur Bekri, chairman of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, promises to root out religious extremism and call on officials to counter extremists' lies.
A renowned Buddhist temple in East China's Zhejiang province has set up an anti-terrorist and anti-riot squad to cope with potential emergencies as the peak travel season approaches.
Editing, broadcasting or keeping audios or videos that incite violence and terrorism will be punished legally, according to an announcement published by the Supreme People's Court of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
China reiterates its stance on fighting against the East Turkistan Islamic Movement after ETIM released a video online on terror attack in Kunming city.
Cases like the deadly attack in Kunming should be handled in a way that avoids linking a terrorist assault with an "ethnic issue".
Religious leaders in Southwest China's Yunnan province on Wednesday condemned Saturday night's terrorist attack in the provincial capital of Kunming, which resulted in civilian casualties.