Posted on 07/10/2009 4:58:06 PM PDT by Steelfish
Turkey attacks China 'genocide'
In Istanbul, Turkish protesters burned the Chinese flag at a rally Turkey's prime minister has described ethnic violence in China's Xinjiang region as "a kind of genocide".
"There is no other way of commenting on this event," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
He spoke after a night-time curfew was reimposed in Xinjiang's capital, Urumqi, where Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese clashed last Sunday.
The death toll from the violence there has now risen from 156 to 184, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reports. More than 1,000 people were injured.
Turkey, a predominantly Muslim country, shares linguistic and religious links with the Uighurs in China's western-most region.
Quentin Sommerville, BBC News.
After Friday's prayers, a small group of Uighur Muslims marched along an Urumqi street demanding the release of men detained for their alleged role in last Sunday's riot.
A large number of riot police surrounded the group, they punched and kicked the protestors - one officer used his baton to beat one of the Uighurs. A number of foreign journalists had their equipment seized, some have been detained.
Earlier the group said they feared for their safety. There's no word from the authorities as to what happened to them.
"The event taking place in China is a kind of genocide," Mr Erdogan told reporters in Turkey's capital, Ankara.
"There are atrocities there, hundreds of people have been killed and 1,000 hurt. We have difficulty understanding how China's leadership can remain a spectator in the face of these events."
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Muzzies vs. Chinese...!!! Soooooo fun...!!
I sure hope both side have plenty of ammo, you know?
Yeah. Where is Hillary? Why isn’t she with “the messiah” on his current World Apology 2009 tour?
Where’s hillary? Here is a better question, how many treasuries does Turkey buy from us?
Prime Minister Erdogan is a lifelong Islamist who maintains a strong base in Istambul. Check his record and you will find a connection with Bin Laden, Turabi, Izetbegovic, the Balkan mujahideen, Islamist Turks in Germany, etc.
The Chinese Turkoman are restless and have been active in Kashgar and Khotan. They continue to receive training in the Pakisan-Afghanistan borderlands — reportedly with the help of Pakistan’s ISI. Ironically, the Chinese Muslims argue they receive more support from Saudi Arabia then they do from Turkey. Still, it is no surprise that Erdogan would support fraternal Turks.
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