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Mon 07 Jul 2008China warns of threat to games as it carries out executions
CHINA:WITH LESS than a month to go until the Olympic Games in Beijing, China is keeping a strong focus on security, warning of an unprecedented threat to the games, as reports emerged from restive Xinjiang of the execution of two Islamic extremists, writes Clifford Coonanin Beijing.
The crackdown in Xinjiang, home to a large Muslim population, is motivated by Olympic security concerns, the government said. A similar tightening of security in Tibet is also aimed at ensuring the safety of visitors to the games, which start on August 8th, the administration added.
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