China has established a new county named Cenling in its Xinjiang region, close to the borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Located near the strategic Wakhan Corridor and the Karakoram range, the move is seen as an effort to strengthen border security and curb potential infiltration

According to local reports, gunmen on motorcycles targeted worshippers at close range after allegedly separating men from women. Several victims are believed to belong to the Shia community