Since the murder of 11 Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, security has been very tight at the Games.
One advantage of going to Beijing is the low risk of terrorism. Right?
Aussie tour group held hostage in China
… surprised to see this story on the Sydney Morning Herald: Ten Australians freed as hijacker shot dead.
Fortunately no-one was injured. The hijacker who was armed with explosives was shot dead by a sniper.
The ordeal lasted for two hours in the popular tourist city of Xian, famous for its terracotta warriors.
Terrorism in China is not unknown, though most of the identified “rebels” are in the eastern part of the country. There are millions of Muslims in China, suppressed in many ways, for example, that have no voice. Not to mention the Tibetans:
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