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[East Turkistan Information Center, 2/24/01]
Several armed clashes took place in Kashgar in the last ten days.
According to ETIC sources, East Turkistani pro-independence fighters stabbed to death a Chinese people's court officer, Muhemmet, in Kashgar's Tokkuzak county about ten days ago. Muhemmet's wife, who works in a family planning office of Pahtekli village, was seriously wounded.
After the incident, the attackers retreated to mountains in Atush prefecture about 40 kilometers from Kashgar.
Kashgar's Morning Newspaper reported that, on February 20 at 7 a.m., a 26 years old police officer named Fingtao was shot into a head and killed, whereas several more police officers were wounded in an armed clash with the attackers. Among the wounded, there were a few Uighur policemen including
Arkin, a brother of the famous female Uighur singer Dilber Yunus.
On February 22, an official funeral of Fingtao was given in the building of Kashgar's social security department. The funeral was attended by Kashgar city government officials, high ranking police and military officers, various governmental officials, and numerous workers and residents of Kashgar.
According to the Chinese information agency, the head of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region's social security department, Jang Shuning, awarded Fingtao posthumously a title of the first degree hero.
On February 22, there was another serious armed clash in Kashgar's Maralbeshi county. In Kashgar's New City county, unknown men killed a Chinese boy.
On February 23, unknown men left a package wrapped in a newspaper with three bullets inside in front of the building of Kashgar's New City county.
The situation in Kashgar is reported to be very tense, and the city is apparently under curfew. |
