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China Reveals Names of Suspected Olympic Terrorists
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by Jon Azpiri | October 21, 2008 at 03:56 pm
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Chinese officials have released a list of suspects wanted for plotting a series of terrorist attacks during this year's Summer Olympic games in Beijing. The eight Chinese nationals are believed to be members of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), a group with links to Al-Qaeda.
The eight "seriously threatened the security of the Beijing Olympic Games and China's social stability, while at the same time composing a threat to the security and stability of relevant countries and the region," Wu said.
Wu did not say where the men were suspected of hiding and left the briefing without taking questions.
He said one of the men planned to bomb a supermarket popular with Chinese business people in an unspecified Middle Eastern country ahead of the opening of the Olympic Games. Another suspect had prepared to attack a Chinese club in a South Asian nation, he said, without giving details.
In August, 33 people died in at least four attacks in the Xinjiang region. The attacks are believed to have been carried out by members of the Uighur ethnic group, a Muslim minority in the Xianjiang region.
Wu Heping of the Public Security Ministry did not say if the eight men were involved in any of those attacks.
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at 21:11 on October 21st, 2008
Jon Azpiri, I like this story. It's good stuff.
The chinese way of handling crime always attract suspision, what could be the reason behind this kind of disclosure after so much delay?
at 21:27 on October 21st, 2008
The security was extremely tight for Beijing Olympics.
I shot this picture two hours before the closing ceremony.
No one can get in the Olympic Park without the pass or the ticket, not even a bird.
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at 22:16 on October 21st, 2008
Jon Azpiri, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 00:42 on October 22nd, 2008
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at 17:35 on October 23rd, 2008
It really was quite calm at Tienanmen Square during the Olympics. There were some foreign tourists, but the bulk of the people were Chinese tourists who were anxious to see the lowering of the flag ceremony. A "must see" event for Chinese visitors.
What you don't see in this picture are the tents with metal detectors at entrances or all of the uniformed and plain clothed soldiers and security guards milling about.
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at 03:14 on October 26th, 2008
Scene observed just before the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
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