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May 12, 2006
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U.S. wrong to free "East Turkistan" terrorist suspects: Chinese official

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government is wrong to free five "East Turkistan" terrorist suspects who should face justice in Chinese courts, said a senior Chinese official in Beijing on Friday.

The five accepted by Albania were by no means refugees, but "East Turkistan" terrorist suspects, said Ismail Amat, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

"The United States is implementing double standards and we are strongly against it," he said.

The U.S. government announced on Saturday it had freed five Chinese Uygur Muslims from the Guantanamo Bay detention center and allowed ...

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