1989–2006 2007–present The Pishan hostage crisis occurred on the night of December 28, 2011, in Koxtag (Kuoshi Tage),[1] Pishan/Guma County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.

A group of 15 ethnic Uyghur youths kidnapped two goat shepherds for directions near the Indian and Pakistan borders.

[7] Earlier in the month, religious extremists kidnapped and murdered a Uyghur man for drinking alcohol, which is prohibited in Islam.

[4] According to Global Times, the group of terror suspects had been trying to cross into Central Asia to receive jihadist training when they lost their way near Pishan.

[4][13] According to local residents, the remaining police officers returned fire, killing seven kidnappers and detaining four, who are charged with resisting arrest.

[12] World Uyghur Congress spokesperson Dilxadi Rexiti (迪里夏提, also known as Dilxat Raxit) said on December 29 that the hostage-takers were "angry" that police had searched private homes for Islamic extremist material, explaining the police attack as a matter of "the local Uighur people [not being able to] take the pressure anymore.