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Olympics terror plans foiled, says region chief

TWO terrorists killed and 15 arrested in January in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region had planned to attack the Beijing Olympic Games, the region's Party chief said yesterday. Wang Lequan said police who smashed the terrorist gang in Urumqi, capital of... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Sun, Mar 09 2008

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19 Feb 08 visit 2 terrorists killed, 15 arrested in raid  »  china.org.cn Two members of a terrorist gang were killed and 15 others were arrested during a raid last month by police in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Beijing-based Global Times reported yesterday.
09 Jan 07 visit Police Destroy Terrorist Camp in NW Region  »  china.org.cn A terrorist camp in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has been destroyed and 18 terrorists killed by police, a spokeswoman with the Xinjiang Public Security Department said on Monday.
09 Mar 08 visit CCP Official Wang Lequn: "Terrorists targeted Beijing Olympics."  »  Peking Duck Wang Lequn, the top CCP official in Xinjiang, spoke Sunday regarding the January 27 raid on a suspected Uighur terrorist cell in Urumqi: AP: BEIJING - Police captured and killed alleged terrorists plotting attacks targeting this year's Beijing Olympics,...
04 Aug 08 visit 16 cops killed in assault on Xinjiang police station  »  Shanghai Daily SIXTEEN armed policemen were killed and 16 others were injured in a bold raid on a border patrol station in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region this morning. Two attackers, who were later arrested, smashed...
09 Oct 08 visit Police shoot hostage-taker dead  »  Shanghai Daily POLICE killed a knife-wielding man who took six female employees hostage in a botched robbery bid yesterday at a supermarket in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The six women were not hurt...

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