On April 23, a severely violent terrorist incident took place in Buchu county, Kashgar, Xinjiang. Fifteen civilian police and community employees were violently assaulted by thugs when they discovered and were dealing with suspects carrying regulated knives. By the time the information was published by local Xinjiang media the incident had already been suppresed, and the police had shot dead six thugs and arrested eight people.
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Even so, in the eyes of the Western media the incident was merely "yet another violent conflict in China's restive Western region," and the "terrorist" nature was merely a characterization by Chinese officials. The pretext put forth by the "World Uighur Congress's" inciting videos was quoted by some Western media.
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When police station commander who was killed in the violent incident was mentioned, the people in Selibuya township were it took occured told the Global Times, "He is a hero."
新疆喀什巴楚县4月23日发生严重暴力恐怖事件，15名民警、社区工作人员在发现并处置多名携带管制刀具的可疑人员时遭暴徒袭杀。消息昨天由新疆当地媒体爆出时，事件已被平息，警方共击毙6名暴徒，抓获8人。These screenshots were taken on May 1, 2013 and show that Baidu, Sina Weibo, and Tencent Weibo were censoring searches for "World Uighur Congress" (世维会), and Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo were censoring searches for "Selibuya" (色力布亚).
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然而在西方媒体口中，事件只是“一贯动荡的中国西部又一起暴力冲突”，其“恐怖性质”仅是中国官方的一种描述。“世维会”扰乱视听的说辞则被一些西方媒体引述。
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提起在暴力事件中遇害的当地派出所所长，事发地色力布亚镇居民对《环球时报》说，“他是英雄”。
Update - May 2, 2013. This post was originally entitled "Global Times Deletes Article on Violence in Selibuya, Xinjiang, Weibos Censor "Selibuya" and "World Uighur Congress"," but a reader noted that the article was still available on the Global Times' web site, but at a different URL: http://china.huanqiu.com/politics/2013-04/3871069.html, and was filed under "Domestic" news. Here is a video showing the Global Times post as it originally appeared, under "International" news.
