Muslim Separatist Reported Killed
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The leader of an Islamic group accused of separatist violence in China’s northwest was killed in a joint U.S.-Pakistani operation this month, Chinese state media reported.
Hasan Mahsum was named last week in China’s first terrorist wanted list as one of 11 people blamed for what it claims is a campaign of bombings and assassinations in the Muslim Xinjiang region. His East Turkestan Islamic Movement is on the U.S. list of terrorist organizations.
The report said Mahsum had fled with several others into the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area. U.S. military officials said they had no information.
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