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China's state media are reporting that at least 16 police officers have been killed (8/04) in an apparent terrorist attack in northwestern China. An exiled group of China's Uighur minority has confirmed an attack that killed 16 police in the country's northwest. The two attackers have been arrested. The Uighur group spokesman says China's crackdown in the province ahead of the Olympics has sparked anger, after a large number of what he said were arrests without any rules. The attack happened in Kashgar early this morning in China's north western Xinjiang province. China's state news service reports a team of policemen were out jogging, when a truck slammed into them, killing fourteen men instantly. Two attackers then got out of the truck and threw grenades, and attacked other officers with knives. There have been repeated warnings in recent months from the Chinese government that militants from the restive Xinjiang region were planning to stage attacks to wreck the games. Olympic officials say they have thoroughly prepared security operations for Beijing.

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook Southern California Tuesday (7/29), with the jolt felt from Los Angeles to San Diego. Officials said there weren't immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey on its web site said the quake struck roughly 2 miles southwest of Chino Hills, a suburb roughly 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The quake hit at 11:42 a.m. Pacific time, the USGS said. The epicenter is believed to be 7.6 miles below the earth's surface. 美國加州洛杉機附近發生五點四級地震，之後幾小時內發生約五十次餘震，地震造成幾個人輕傷，並無大型建築物受損 。加州州長阿諾舒華辛力加說，未造成嚴重事故是非常幸運。 地震發生在當地早上十一時許，持續約三十秒，震央位於洛杉磯以東四十八公里，洛杉磯的高樓大廈出現搖晃，市民慌忙跑到街上，有人被困升降機，市會堂要疏散，人群在十五分鐘後陸續返回大廈。洛杉磯的機場和陸路交通亦運作正常。南加州多個城市，包括奧蘭治縣、聖迭戈，以至四百多公里外的拉斯維加斯都感到震動。

Two bus explosions (7/21) in southwestern China have killed at least two people and injured 14. 雲南省會昆明晨七時許及八時許發生兩宗巴士爆炸案造成兩死十四傷。The official Xinhua news agency quotes officials as saying "the explosions were cases of man-made, deliberate sabotage." Police have started roadside checks in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, to try to find those responsible. The attacks come less than three weeks before the Beijing Olympic games, which China has warned could be a target of terror attacks. Security checks have been increased all over China in the weeks leading up to the Olympic Games, especially in the capital Beijing, where cars are being searched as they approach the Olympic city from neighbouring provinces. China has occasionally witnessed bus explosions staged by disgruntled farmers or laid-off workers wanting to air grievances over poverty, demolitions or corruption. The Kunming blasts come two days after Yunnan police opened fire and killed two rubber farmers in the province's Menglian county in a clash that also saw 41 police officers injured. State media says the clash was sparked when police tried to arrest five people in Menglian for allegedly attacking a local rubber company in a long-running dispute between farmers and the private firm. Chinese authorities have directed officials to redress local residents' grievances and act on complaints to try to resolve disputes and ensure a "harmonious social atmosphere" in the Olympics period.

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A move by China to reduce traffic on the roads ahead of the Beijing Olympics has lead to chaos in the city's underground railway system. Beijing has banned private cars from driving every second day, using an odds-and-evens number plate system, but it has caused a huge rush of extra passengers onto the subway. The city's main loop line had to be temporarily closed when it became dangerously overcrowded. Commuters were allowed out but not in. Above ground the early introduction of traffic lanes for Olympic officials seems to have negated the benefits of banning cars when it comes to reducing congestion. Many areas of the city went back to their normal gridlock last night - with virtually unused Olympic traffic lanes sitting next to frozen traffic.

New driving restrictions will begin this weekend (7/20) in Beijing to help remove one of the biggest source of air pollution in the Olympic host city. A spokesman for the Beijing Olympic organising committee says its because they are not totally satisfied with the air quality that the car restriction will come into effect. Sun Weide says all air quality indicators are at acceptable international standards except for particulate matter, the fine dust particles that irritate the respiratory organs and which mainly originate from car exhaust. More than one million vehicles would be removed from the roads over three months from July 20 to September 20.

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