Chinese authorities say they have executed 3 men convicted of a deadly knife attack at a train station last year. The men are believed to be Muslim Uygurs. A court in Kunming, in the southwestern province of Yunnan, announced online on Tuesday that the death sentence was enforced according to the law. The men were part of a group who randomly attacked people with knives at Kunming Station in March last year. The attack left 31 people dead and 141 injured. Four other assailants were shot dead on the scene. A high court in Yunnan sentenced the 3 to death in October for indiscriminate murder and organizing a terrorist group. The court sentenced a fourth defendant to life in prison. The woman is also believed to be a Uygur. China has tightened border controls in the country's southwest since the incident. Officials say the measure is aimed at preventing people from illegally leaving the country to join Islamic militants' activities. They also say there are cases in which those who fail to leave have carried out terrorist attacks in China.



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