Fighting Terrorism in China - Extremism strikes Xinjiang Pt1/4

⁣Between 1990 and 2016, thousands of terrorist attacks plagued the vast land of Xinjiang Large numbers of innocent lives were lost in horrific attacks For survivors, the psychological toll could rival that of physical casualties Xia Yeling, a psychologist based in Urumqi, said that she has treated hundreds of patients suffering from post-traumatic stress order (PTSD) since the riots on July 5, 2009, in the region‘s capital city
The killing sprees resulted in 197 deaths and over 1,700 injuries Xia told CGTN that those suffering from PTSD range from middle school students to seniors over 80 years old