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| China revises Uighur unrest figures |
| 2014-08-04 |
| [DW.DE] China's official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday that 37 civilians and 59 "terrorists" had been killed in two incidents reported from China's vast western region early this week. If verified, the official account would represent the worst joint outbreak of violence since rioting in Xinjiang's regional capital Urumqi in 2009. When news of festivities first emerged late on Tuesday, Xinhua had reported that dozens of people had been killed and injured by a knife-wielding gang. In its report Sunday, Xinhua said 35 of the dead civilians were Han Chinese and two were Uighurs. A front man for the exiled World Uighur Congress, Dilxat Raxit, told the news agency AFP that Chinese forces had opened fire, killing or wounding nearly 100 people. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Up to 13 Persons injured also. See also RELATED CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [Xinhuanet] XINJIANG OFFERS CASH AMOUNT FOR THOSE HUNTING TERRORISTS. US$685,000 = Y$4.23Milyuhn. and * BHARAT RAKSHAK . [Russia Today] IMAM'S KILLING IN CHINA MAY BE AIMED AT MAKING [forcing?] MUSLIM UIGHURS TO CHOOSE SIDES - REUTERS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-08-04 22:15 |
| #2 Is Obama a communist or a democrat?" Yes. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-08-04 11:44 |
| #1 Catherine Herridge reported on the Uighurs held at Gitmo. Around 2009 she observed a demonstration by the Uighurs at Gitmo. As reported in her book: At the camp, an extraordinary scene unfolded. The Uighurs staged a demonstrationb. The held up their government-issued art pads like placards. One of the Uighars turned the pages. The protest was inflammatory and clearly aimed at President Obama. They compared the United States to "Double Hetler [sic] and even attacked the commander in chief. One asked in English, "Is Obama a communist or a democrat?" They accused the U.S. government of oppressing them like the Chinese. The accusations really stung. My husband would later comment, "The Uighurs lived in China. Believe me, they probably know a communist when they see one." Obviously the Uighurs must have have thought there was a distinction between communists and democrats as it was an "either or or" question for them. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-08-04 07:18 |