Monday, 1 August 2011

The Uighurs didn't get the message about "piety"

Apparently the Uighurs didn't get the message about "violence spoils our piety", and continued to wage inner struggle in China's "restive" Xinjiang region.


[China has said Islamic extremists were behind an attack on the eve of the Muslim fasting month in the restive western region of Xinjiang that left 11 people dead.]

[The attack in Kashgar city on Sunday afternoon was the latest violence to shake the region where Muslim Uighurs have long resented the presence of Han Chinese and religious and political controls imposed by Beijing.

It came less than 24 hours after two small blasts hit the city, which is dominated by Uighurs.

"A group of religious extremists led by culprits trained in overseas terrorist camps were behind the weekend attack," a Kashgar government statement said.]


Full story at "The Telegraph"