Riots in Urumqi > Background
The US Department of the Treasury said on Monday that it has designated Abdul Haq, the overall leader and commander of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Party (ETIP), as a terrorist who supports al-Qaeda and will freeze his assets and prohibit transactions with him.
Authorities in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have invested 360,000 yuan (US$50,000) in a collection of nests locals hope will attract more birds to the area.
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