Xinjiang incident in an American's eyes

The recent unfortunate events in Xinjiang had caught my attention. With sorrow and disbelief, I feel obliged morally to speak up for the facts as they appear to the eyes of an American citizen.

The news about the Urumqi unrest greatly touched my heart, as that of any normal human being, with sadness and sympathy. Just imagining the picture of totally innocent people being attacked unprovoked, wounded and murdered indiscriminately would, at any time, leave a dark spot in anyone's mind and heart, as it did in mine. Who, in a normal state of mind, would not be affected by such events, anywhere in the world?