Kunming railway station attack Three given death penalty over Kunming rail station attack Influenced by religious extremism , trio plotted knife rampage , court says , while a fourth defendant handed life sentence for taking part PUBLISHED : Friday , 12 September , 2014 , 12:28pm Xi Jinping urges China ’ s central Asian neighbours to help step up extremism fight 13 Sep 2014 Three people were sentenced to death by a Yunnan court for their role in the attack at a Kunming rail station that killed 31 people and injured 141 in March .