Published by: THE WORLD UYGHUR NETWORK NEWS December 26, 1997

Nov 15 1997, Eastern Turkistan Information Center

[ETIC, 11/15/97] In August, the Chinese people's armed police searched houses for fire arms and explosives in the villages of the Poskam county. In one village, 60 modern guns were found in a widow's house, and 2 tonnes of explosives were found in an imam's house. The imam denyed all charges. He and 15 of his students were arrested. Three of the students resisted police arrests, but were wounded and detained. The students were residents of Aktam and Koybag of the Yarkand prefecture and Khotan. The police has not released any information on whereabouts of the arrested since their detention. [Burkut]