Extremists' latest crime
China Daily | Updated: 2013-10-31 07:10
Terrorism is seeking to strike at the very heart of the nation.
The jeep that crashed through pedestrians by the rostrum at Tian'anmen Square was set on fire by the occupants of the vehicle, and a police investigation has confirmed that it was a carefully planned terrorist attack.
Police discovered gasoline, knives, steel sticks and other equipment as well as a flag with extremist religious content in the vehicle, and they have confirmed that religious extremists from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region were the perpetrators of the attack that killed two tourists, as well as the three terrorists in the vehicle, and left 40 injured; 12 of whom are still in intensive care.
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