MOn Monday, August 04, 2008, The Xinhua News Agency reported that two Uyghurs attacked a police station in Kashgar and killed 16 policemen and injured other 16.

The ETIC confirmed the news this morning and learned that there were nocivilians hurt in this attack.

The incidence happened in the morning at 8:00 o’clock, while the Chinese police forces were on a regular morning exercise outside the armed police division. The attackers were then arrested.

They were two young Uyghur men around 20 years, but their names were not yet disclosed by the police.

According to Chinese media, the Chinese Intelligence Service said: “The East Turkistan Islamic Movement" planned to carry out terrorist attacks during August 1-8, just ahead of the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Since September 11, 2001, the Chinese government is using war on terror as an excuse to justify its oppressive regimes arbitrary crack-downs on Uyghurs everywhere.

Chinese police forces launched a mass arrest in East Turkistan with theexcuse of Olympic security and they target only Uyghurs. Just recentlyChinese police forces killed five Uyghurs and injured two others inUrumchi, while because these Uyghurs resisted their arrest.

The Chinese government claimed that they were terrorist suspects, but they could not present any evidence. “Uyghurs already have no more patience because of the harsh oppressive regime. It is quite understandable, if they attacked the police forces”, said Abdujelil Karakash, president of the ETIC.

The Chinese government consideres anyone who disapproves of any unfairgovernment policy, as a separatist and tries to link them always withinternational terrorist organizations. However, the home made bomb that was used on the Monday morning attack clearly indicates that these Uyghur resistance fighters only depend on their own resources. There is no organization or state behind them that provides them withsophisticated weapons or any other kind of support.