AQIM Threatens China Over Xinjiang Violence

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is threatening to attack Chinese interests in response to the deaths of Muslim Uyghur separatists in the recent unrest in China. This report is according to several news sources quoting analysis by the British political risk management firm Stirling Assynt. This threat shouldn’t be too hard for AQIM to follow up on, because of the increasing presence of Chinese interests across Africa. (Al Sharq al Aawsat, Guardian, FPRI)