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Activists Say Chinese Woman Killed For Revenge

Activists Say Chinese Woman Killed For Revenge.A Faction of The Pakistani Taliban Claimed Responsibility Thursday for the Murder of a Chinese Woman This Week, Saying it Was Revenge for the Death of China's Muslims in the Troubled Northwestern Region of Xinjiang.The claim of responsibility is likely to alarm both the government of Pakistan and China, a close ally of Pakistan and has a considerable investment in its neighbor to the south of Asia.The Chinese woman was killed Tuesday in a market in the northwestern city of Peshawar, along with a Pakistani man. Police at the time said he knew why.
"Our Colleagues Carried out The Attack in Peshawar That Killed the Chinese Tourists," Said Mohammed Afridi, a Spokesman for a Faction of the Pakistani Taliban in The Area of ​​Darra Adam Khel, Told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.
"This was revenge for the Chinese government killing our Muslim brothers in the province of Xinjiang."Pakistani and Chinese officials have said that Islamic militants based in western China have ties to the Pakistani Taliban and other militants in northwestern Pakistan along the Afghan border regions.

China accuses a group, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, to carry out attacks in China and says it has broken the training camps for men seeking independence from China in the region of Xinjiang, a Muslim majority.The Pakistani Taliban, an umbrella organization of militant factions, is battling the Pakistani government. He also attacked foreign countries and organizations that support the government.Afridi also said the militants were demanding that China cease what he called its support for the Pakistani government's campaign against militants, and said the attacks would go on against the Chinese people, as long as China maintained their support.
There Have Been Several Attacks on Chinese People in Pakistan in the last Decade by Islamist Militants and rebels seeking autonomy-in the southwestern province of Baluchistan.
China, while calling on Pakistan to ensure the safety of its citizens, has maintained close economic and diplomatic ties. The Chinese Embassy in Islamabad called for action after the last incident.
"The embassy has requested the Pakistani side to carry out a full and prompt investigation, bring the murderer to justice and good to deal with its consequences," he said."The Pakistani side also asked to take effective measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in the country."Pakistan's Ambassador in China Masood Khan, promised that the attackers could be located.
China has been the staunchest ally of Pakistan for decades, diplomatic and military support and investment in a wide range of sectors such as infrastructure and nuclear power. (Reuters)

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