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07/23/97 - REPORTS FROM "THE VOICE OF EASTERN TURKISTAN" NEWSPAPER
[ETIC, 7/23/97] "The Voice of Eastern Turkistan" newspaper published in
Russian by the United Eastern Turkistan National Front in Almaty
reported that on July 14, the Chinese People's Armed Police units
conducted a massive "Criminals Detention" operation in Kargalik city of
Khotan province of Eastern Turkistan. The paramilitary police
surrounded the local market and kept all the people in the area under
detention for several hours. The people were checked out one-by-one and
all the "suspicious elements" had been detained.
According to the local people, the disguised secret police agents are
selling fake or unfunctional guns and bombs in the markets of Eastern
Turkistan trying to catch potential buyers.
It is also reported by the newspaper that, according to the resolution
of the Chinese authorities, some of the inter city Chinese truck
drivers in Eastern Turkistan will be given guns for self protection.
[Gulamettin Pahta, New York City]