International
oi-Vicky Nanjappa
Beijing, Sep 25: China has demolished thousands of Mosques in Xinjiang, according to an Australian think-tank.
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Around 16,000 Mosques have been destroyed or damaged, according to the Strategic Policy Institute, which is based on satellite imagery. Most of the destruction had taken place in the last three ears and around 8,500 Mosques had been completed destroyed, the report said.
Many Mosques that escaped demolition had their domes and minarets removed.
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