Order restored at terror scene in Kunming
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| Passengers queue to enter the Kunming Railway Station in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 2, 2014. The order at the railway station has been restored to normal after an overnight terrorist attack which left 29 people dead and 130 others injured. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang) |
Order has been restored at Kunming Railway Station where a deadly terrorist attack on Saturday night left 29 dead and more than 130 injured.
Train arrivals were back to normal yesterday after three trains with 3,000 passengers bound for Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, had been disrupted by Saturday's attack.
Meanwhile, 60,000 passengers are expected to leave the station on Sunday.
Part of a major road in front of the railway station remains under traffic control and a waiting area on a square east of the station has been cordoned off.
With a heavy police presence, normal operations have resumed and passengers can walk into and out of the station with no new restrictions.
Security screening of passengers and luggage is being carried out and staff are maintaining order in more crowded areas.
In a ticket hall, people were seen queuing to buy train tickets. Some chatted with each other while others were playing cards.
"I was a little frightened when I learned about the terrorist attack in the morning," Liu Yujiao, a college student who was leaving for the city of Qujing in Yunnan.
"But with the heavy security presence I'm no longer worried."
Security has been beefed up at the city's Changshui International Airport, with increased security personnel and tougher scrutiny of passengers and luggage. Meanwhile, all local middle and primary schools will open as normal on Monday but with enhanced security. School officials will be on duty before and after class and police officers will be patrolling school campuses and surrounding areas.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered law enforcement agencies to strike out with full forces and bring those accountable to justice as as soon as possible.
Xi urged the greatest efforts to treat the injured and help those who have lost their loved ones.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has ordered police forces nationwide to beef up security, particulary at public places of big crowds.
Senior Chinese security official Meng Jianzhu arrived in Kunming at 5:30 a.m. to oversee the situation.
Kunming's citizens have been eager to help. More than 2,000 Kunming citizens have donated 560,000 milliliters of blood as of Sunday, the city's blood center said.
As of 9:00 p.m., people were still lining up at a blood donation shuttle parked around commercial district in downtown.
A total of 27 medical experts have been dispatched to Kunming to help the treatment of victims, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said Sunday.
The experts were recruited from 12 hospitals in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou and other cities.
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