Author: Associated Press
Publication: The Indian Express
Date: August 9, 2008
URL: http://www.indianexpress.com/story/346615.html
Introduction: Turkistan Islamic Party accuses
China of forcing Muslims into atheism and destroying Islamic schools beside
s forcing Muslim women to undergo abortion under its birth control programme
An Islamic group that has threatened to attack
the Summer Games released a new video claiming the communist regime's alleged
mistreatment of Muslims justifies holy war, a US group that monitors militant
communications has said.
In the video, a representative of the Turkistan
Islamic Party accuses China of forcing Muslims into atheism and destroying
Islamic schools, according to the SITE Institute. SITE says the group issued
the video on Wednesday.
The representative says China's birth control
programme has forced abortions upon Muslim women. He also reiterated threats
against the Olympics made in a previous video last month and urged Muslims
to stay away from the games.
News of the video came just hours after US
President George W Bush landed in Beijing for a three day visit to attend
the games opening ceremony and some sports events.
The video was in the Turkic language of the
Uighurs, a largely Muslim minority in western China with a long history of
tense relations with the government.
The Turkistan Islamic Party is believed to
be based across the border in Pakistan, where security experts say it has
received training from al-Qaeda.
Last month, the group issued videotaped threats
and claimed responsibility for a series of recent bus bombings in China. The
latest video, which was apparently produced on August 1, features graphics
similar to ones used earlier: "a burning Olympics logo and an explosion
imposed over one of the venues."
