E. Turkistan group 'behind' terror attack

URUMQI: The gun and explosives found at the site of Monday's attack that killed 16 policemen in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, point to the involvement of East Turkistan terrorists.

The Xinjiang public security authority said yesterday the nine explosives and a gun, all homemade, found at the spot were similar to those seized by police from a training base of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) in January last year. The ETIM reportedly uses the Internet to "teach" terrorists in China how to make explosives and carry out attacks.

Two knives and some propaganda posters, calling for "jihad or holy war", were also found at Monday's attack site, which prompted authorities to raise the level of alert across the country, especially in the six mainland cities hosting the Olympic events.