China has shut down 41 mosques in the Muslim-dominated province of Xinjiang. According to a report in the New Delhi-based The Times of India newspaper, Chen Zhuangwei, police chief in the Xinjiang’s capital of Urumqi, said the 41 illegal places of worship were being used as training grounds for holy war.
According to the report, the Chinese authorities also announced that they have detained 82 ‘suspected terrorists’ of five organizations due to fears that they might disrupt the Beijing Olympic Games.
Source: www.timesofindia.com, July 11, 2008
