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A Turkish police officer stands guard near the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, January 2, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Turkey Arrests 2 Uighurs, Reina Attacker on the Run with his Son

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 14, 2017 | Middle East

The Turkish authorities have arrested two Chinese nationals of Uighur origin for suspected links to the mass shooting in Istanbul’s Reina nightclub on New Year’s Eve claimed by ISIS, media reports said. The suspects, named as Omar Asim and Abuliezi Abuduhamiti,...

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In this file photo obtained Tuesday Jan. 3, 2017, a man believed to be the gunman who killed dozens at an Istanbul nightclub, films himself as he wanders in Istanbul’s Taksim square. (AP)

New Arrests over Istanbul Nightclub Attack, Borders Tightened

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 5, 2017 | Middle East

Turkish anti-terror police detained several new suspects on Thursday in fresh raids in their hunt for the gunman that killed 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub, as authorities tightened borders to prevent the fugitive from escaping. Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak...

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A man checks in at a Malaysia Airlines counter at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

China finds no terror link to its nationals on jet

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 18, 2014 | World

Kuala Lumpur, AP—Checks into the backgrounds of the Chinese citizens on board the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner have uncovered no links to terrorism, the Chinese ambassador to Malaysia said on Tuesday. The remarks will dampen speculation that Uighur Muslim...

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Police cars are parked in front of a giant portrait of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong at the main entrance of the Forbidden City in Beijing, November 1, 2013. China’s domestic security chief believes a fatal vehicle crash in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in which five died was planned by a Uighur separatist group, designated as a terrorist organization by the United States and United Nations. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

China: East Turkestan movement behind deadly crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 1, 2013 | World

Beijing, AP—China’s top security official blamed a little-known militant group for this week’s suicide car crash that killed five people in the heart of the capital, renewing Beijing’s disputed claim that the country faces a significant, organized...

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In this June 27, 2013 photo, an armed police officer stands guard in Lukqun township, Xinjiang, China. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

China’s troubled Xinjiang hit by more violence – state media

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 29, 2013 | World

Beijing, Reuters—More than a hundred people, riding motorbikes and wielding knifes, attacked a police station in China’s ethnically divided western region of Xinjiang, state media said on Saturday, in the latest unrest to hit the restive region in the past week....