Wherever Islam is found so too are violence and jihad on non-Muslims. Uighuristan is no different. via Daily Times – Leading News Resource of Pakistan – China makes more arrests over Xinjiang violence.
BEIJING: China has arrested more suspects
over clashes in the ethnically divided region of Xinjiang last week that
left 21 people dead, state media said Monday.
China blamed the violence in the western
Chinese region on “terrorists”, but rights groups say the charge is used
to justify the authorities’ use of force against members of a Muslim
minority.
State-run broadcaster CCTV said Monday
that “another group of terrorists has been arrested”, citing senior
security official Meng Hongwei and adding that police had seized weapons
and flags belonging to a separatist group.
The report did not say how many people had been arrested.
Local authorities have said that eight
members of the Uighur ethnic group were arrested in connection with last
week’s unrest in the region, which is often hit by violence.
Chinese officials have said that 15 police officers and social workers were among the 21 killed in gun fights on April 23 in Barchuk county.
Many Uighurs complain of religious and
cultural repression by Chinese authorities, which rights groups identify
as the source of unrest in Xinjiang. Chinese authorities and state
media often blame the unrest on “terrorism”.
The group was led by Kasmu Memet, who
began hosting the Quran study sessions in September, according to an
account from the Xinjiang police that was posted to official websites.
In March, they began manufacturing swords and conducting test explosions in preparation for carrying out a major attack this summer in densely populated areas of Kashgar, the account said.
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