Tibetans are planning suicide attacks: China-China-World-The Times of India

Tibetans are planning suicide attacks: China-China-World-The Times of India

Tibetans are planning suicide attacks: China 2 Apr 2008, 0000 hrs IST,Saibal Dasgupta,TNN Print Save EMail Write to Editor BEIJING: The Chinese government on Tuesday claimed that Tibetan rebels were in the process of organizing "suicide squads" for strikes across China in the wake of the coming Olympic Games. This is the latest in a series of 'exposes' by Chinese authorities to establish the violent intentions of the "Tibet independence forces". ( Watch: 'Tibet to organise suicide squads' ) There were also signs that China would mount greater pressure on India in order to curb the alleged activities of the 'Dalai clique', a phrase Beijing uses to describe Dalai Lama's government-in-exile in Dharamshala. "We are closely following their (the Dalai clique's) activities. We also remind the international community of the situation that might occur", Wu Heping, spokesman for the public security bureau said, adding that the India-based clique was involved in directing the plans and violent activities of the Tibetan rebels. Wu did not specifically say what China expects India to do in this regard but claimed repeatedly that the violent activities of rebels were directed by the Dalai Lama's setup in India. He did not reply to a question on whether China would seek extradition of the Dalai Lama from India, where he lives in exile. Buddhist monasteries in Tibet are being extensively used as storage points for arms and ammunition, a lot of which have been recovered by the police, he said. Chinese police had seized offensive weapons from monasteries and temples, including 176 guns, 30,013 bullets and huge quantities of explosives, he said. "As per our knowledge, the next plan of the 'Tibet Independence' forces is to organize suicide squads to launch violent attacks", the ministry of public security bureau spokesman Wu told reporters. The 'Dalai clique' had also plotted and organized rebel activities around the world, including the 'Free Tibet' and 'Global Action Day' campaign. Wu said the rebels have established an underground network of intelligence with their own "languages and codes" and had "staged activities of overthrowing the government". "We now possess sufficient evidence to prove that the Lhasa incident is part of the 'Tibetan People's Uprising Movement' organized by the Dalai clique. Its purpose is to create crisis in China by staging coordinated sabotage activities in Tibet", he said. He said seven organizations of 'Tibet Independence' had issued the 'Declaration of Tibetan People's Uprising Movement' in New Delhi on January 4 and 25 this year. The declaration had claimed that the purpose was to "create crisis for China by motivating and coordinating actions in Tibet". These organizations had threatened to launch the movement both inside and outside Tibet if the Chinese government failed to meet their demands before the March 10 deadline. The 'Tibet Independence forces' held a meeting in the US on September last year and worked out a plan to "stage and exercise turbulence in Tibet and Tibetan inhabited areas" in the run-up to the Olympic Games, he said.