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URUMQI, China — A Chinese Islamic group has threatened to attack the Olympics, a U.S. monitoring group said Thursday.
The threat comes in an Uighur-language video purportedly made by the Turkistan Islamic Party, which seeks independence for China’s western Xinjiang region, the SITE Intelligence Group said.
The disguised speaker in the six-minute video urges Muslims to “choose your side”: “Do not stay on the same bus, on the same train, on the same plane, in the same buildings, or any place the Chinese are.”
Terrorism experts say the heavy security at Olympic venues would likely force attackers to target less-protected areas.
