The Indian government has stepped up security at the Chinese
Embassy in New Delhi over fears that extremists linked to al-Qaeda
could be looking for soft targets.??
Indian officials and diplomats say Pakistan is also taking steps
to protect Chinese officials.
The officials were commenting on a report in The Times of
India that the Chinese government has for the first time, asked
India to tighten security, not just around the Chinese Embassy in
the city, but also around all its establishments in the
country.
According to The Times of India report, in its letter to
New Delhi, Beijing voiced concerns over attacks by the Eastern
Turkistan Islamic Movement activists.
The small militant separatist group is based in China’s
northwestern Xinjiang
Uygur Autonomous Region, a vast, thinly populated area that
shares borders with several countries, including Afghanistan and
Pakistan.
(CRI.com October 2, 2004)