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August 7, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829791,00.html

Jihad in China's Far West

[TIME] Austin Ramzy - The Uighurs of western China are an Islamic minority group that has clashed again and again with the rule of China's majority Han ethnicity. Chinese authorities say Uighurs driven by religious extremism attacked a group of Chinese border police, killing 16 and injuring 16 more. "They were trying their best to perform jihad," said Shi Dagang, the Communist Party secretary for Kashgar prefecture. Chinese authorities claim the attack is part of a long-running effort by Uighur separatists to tarnish the Beijing Olympics.

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