A little over a week ago (on July 26) we indicated that an indigenous Muslim group had declared jihad on the Peoples Republic of China. Now here is an indication of violent action taken upon that threat.
Reuters reports a vehicle and grenade attack on a border police station near Kashgar in Xinjiang province. The attack killed 16 and wounded 12. This areas is home to the Turkic-speaking Uighur people who are Muslim and seek greater independence from China.
China is but the latest in a long list of countries with seemingly unassimilable, violent Muslim minorities. It will be instructive to observe how China deals with the issue, after the Olympics conclude.
