China Dismisses Separatist Group’s Claim To Bombings

Excerpt(s): “Chinese police have dismissed a separatist group’s claim that it was responsible for a series of deadly bombings this year. But terrorism experts say the group, the Turkistan Islamic Party, is capable of such attacks and its threats against the Olympic Games should be taken seriously….The little-known Uighur separatist group released a video saying it carried out two bus bombings this month in Kunming and one in Shanghai in May that killed a total of five people. The group also claimed in July it attacked police with an explosive-rigged tractor in eastern Wenzhou city and bombed a plastics factory in southern Guangzhou city. Chinese police in all four cities say there is no evidence the attacks were acts of terrorism or related to Beijing hosting the Olympics.”

Context/Analysis: Beijing clearly has a vested interest in downplaying the threats from radical Islamist groups as the 2008 Olympics are scheduled to begin on August 8. The Turkestan Islamic Party is based in China ’s western Xinjiang province, where it aims to establish an independent Islamic state.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-27­voa12.cfm?renderforprint=1&textonly=1&&TEXTMODE=1&CFID=18182278&CFTOKEN =14832366

'Turkistan Islamic Party' Claims China Attacks, Threatens Olympics

Source:  OSC Feature - YouTube 25 Jul 08

["Our Blessed Jihad"; posted to YouTube on 25 July by "tipawazi"; produced by Voice of Islam media for the Turkistan Islamic Party Voice of Islam Information Center, dated 23 July]

[Screen reads:]  Blessed Jihad in Yunnan

[Screen reads:]  Attention! This film contains Koranic verses and the Holy Prophet's teachings. It is not authorized to distribute it by adding music.

Islam Awazi [Voice of Islam] Information Center

[With Koranic chanting in background, screen reads:] The attackers are permitted to fight (to resist) for the oppression they have suffered.  Allah is of course capable of helping them. -- [Koranic verse citation illegible]

[Video shows fire under a sign of Beijing 2008 Olympics, then cuts to a fake explosion of a large stadium.]

OSC caption: Beijing Olympics 2008 sign in flames. 

OSC caption: Video edit of fire around stadium, then fake explosion. 

[Song in Arabic is heard as photos of the Yunnan bus bombing are shown with a title "Our Blessed Jihad in Yunnan "]

OSC caption: Title "Our Blessed Jihad in Yunnan " and pictures of Yunnan buses after explosion. 

[Video then shows a man in white turban flanked by two armed, with the man in the white turban speaking, and a banner at the bottom of the screen identifies the man as "Military Commander Seyfullah"]

OSC caption: Banner reads "Military Commander Seyfullah." 

[Seyfullah:] [Arabic omitted] In relation to our blessed jihad in Yunnan .

[Seyfullah:] Despite the Turkistan Islamic Party's repeated warnings to China and international community about stopping the 29th Olympics in Beijing , the Chinese have haughtily ignored our warnings. The Turkistan Islamic Party volunteers who had gone through special preparation have started urgent actions. They bombed 2 public buses in Shanghai on 5 May 2008 and took voluntary action against police in Wenzhou on 17 May with a tractor loaded with explosives. They carried out a bombing in a plastic factory in Guangzhou on 17 July and bombed 3 public busses in Yunnan on 21 July. 

[Seyfullah:] Through this blessed jihad in Yunnan this time, the Turkistan Islamic Party warns China one more time. Our aim is to target the most critical points related to the Olympics. We will try to attack Chinese central cities severely using the tactics that have never been employed.

[Seyfullah:] We warn China and the international community for the last time that those spectators, athletes, particularly the Muslims, who are planning to attend the Olympics, please change your intention from going to China . Please do not stand together with the faithless people. The Turkistan Islamic Party volunteers will conduct violent military actions against individuals, departments, venues, and activities that are related to the Olympics in China . 

[Seyfullah:] You must be aware that China will never be able to protect these. If you want to save your life, then please stay away from the Olympics in China . If God is willing, the Communist China will not celebrate the Olympics peacefully as they desired.

Turkistan Islam Party Voice of Islam Information Center , 23 July, 2008, 20 July, 1429 [IslamicCalendar]

OSC caption: Turkistan Islamic Party Voice of Islam Information Center, 23 July 2008. 

Shanghai Police 'Crack' Terrorists Targeting Games

Source: OSC from Hong Kong 's most prominent non-PRC-owned English-language daily newspaper

The South China Morning Post reported that Shanghai police yesterday "obtained information" that "international terrorist organizations" were targeting the Olympic games, and that they had "staged raids" and "cracked a group of terrorists."  This was reportedly the first time mainland police had explicitly said they had information implicating international terrorists. Earlier this month, Shanghai 's deputy minister of public security named the East Turkestan Islamic Movement -- a Xinjian separatist group -- as the "top threat" facing the Olympics. Shanghai police also have targeted the city's best-known dissident, lawyer Zheng Enchong, on Wednesday detaining him for the second time in four days.]

 TIP Video Threatens Use of Biochemical Weapons on Olympics

Source: Fukuoka North Korea Today in Japanese 0028 GMT 28 Jul 08

[By Vladimir (pseudonym): "Uyghur Independence Organization Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP)"; This entry was posted to " Vladimir 's memo" section]

I apologize for writing on a subject not directly related to North Korea .  I think many people know that the Uyghur independence group Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) just released a video entitled "Jihad in Yunnan ," warning of further terrorist attacks.

            [Sankei Shimbun news report]  "Uyghur Independence Group Issues Statement Claiming Responsibility for Bus Bombings in China , Warns of Attacking Olympic Facilities" can be accessed at

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/world/america/080726/amr0807261102008-n1.htm <http://sankei.jp.msn.com/world/america/080726/amr0807261102008-n1.htm>

However, I think the news report fails to translate an important part in the comments carried on this video, so I would like to point out that in this video, the jihadists stated explicitly that "we will not hesitate to use biochemical weapons."

By the way, IntelCenter, which "found the video," is well known for recording jihadist videos on DVD and selling them for an exorbitant price.  I think I am not the only one who feels that their way of doing business is dirty, even if Islam does not recognize copyright.  They are selling a DVD of this recent video on terrorism in Yunnan , a single video file running for 3 minutes and 42 seconds and not in any package deal with other videos, for $39.95.  They are fools.  Members of the media should not buy this DVD.  I will give the video to you as you please.  Please download from this link: 

http://www.infovlad.net

http://www.infovlad.net/turkistan/20080723TIP.avi