SEVERRAL REGIONS OF EAST TURKISTAN UNDER CURFEW
[ETIC, Aug. 3, 98] The north-western area of East Turkistan fromGhulja to Khotan are reported being under curfew. Local residents mustregister with local Chinese authorities even if they travel from onevillage to another. Recently, the authorities did not allow people fromone village in Khotan region to attend a mosque in another. A curfewwas imposed in the North-West because of continuing armed clashesbetween East Turkistan pro-independence fighters and Chinese armedpolice, and killings of several Uyghur policemen who activelycollaborated with the Chinese authorities. It was reported that a bombexploded recently in Khotan killing several people and injuring manyothers. [Chogori Choqi]