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China places six Uighurs on terror list
BEIJING: China placed six men from the Uighur ethnic minority on a terror list, accusing them of involvement in terrorist training camps and of inciting attacks in the countrys restive western Xinjiang region. Chinas Ministry of Public Security said the men, whose names identify them as Uighurs, were members of the outlawed East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), blaming one for orchestrating violent attacks in the city of Kashgar last July. Chinese authorities have accused the ETIM, which wants an independent homeland for Xinjiangs Uighurs, of orchestrating attacks in the region on many occasions. They also gave rare details of what they says are links between the militant groups and neighbouring countries, as it unveiled a list of six wanted suspects. The Ministry of Public Security published the names of the suspects, all apparently ethnic Uighurs, on its website late on Thursday, along with their photographs and an outline of their alleged crimes. All six had spent time in what the ministry called The public security ministry on Thursday said in a statement that it had frozen the funds and assets of the six men, whose whereabouts are not known. China has blamed incidents of violence in Xinjiang, home to the Turkic-speaking Muslim Uighur people, on religious separatists who want to establish an independent state of East Turkestan. Posted by: Steve White 2012-04-07 |
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