By Alexander Athos.
Could the Bangkok bombing be associated with Wahhabi Salafi retaliation for the deportation from Thailand of Chinese Muslim refugees in July 2014? “Thai officials cited intelligence from the country’s Special Branch that there would be an attack on Chinese tourists in Thailand after August 11.” Read on
Picture: Turkish protesters stormed the Thai consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday after news of Thailand’s decision to deport about 100 Uighurs to China emerged.PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY
A few months later Al Qaeda urged attacks on China and other Asian countries that oppressed Muslim minorities. In their first edition of the Al Qaeda mag “Resurgence So Fight in the way of Allah” there was an article about what Al Qaeda calls the Chinese oppression of Muslims in ‘East Turkistan’ ( Xinjiang province in China where the Uighurs come from). Further in the mag they say ” one article says that the “the victory of the Ummah” will be a “deathblow” and a “bitter defeat… for America, Iran, Russia, China and all those who have fought this war by proxy against Muslims.” See article
Further Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a tape, The Coordinator 2014 Part 30 – Uyghur-2
“To you, the state of atheism and obstinacy: You are coming to an end and you will face the same fate of the Russian bear of disintegration and division,” he said. “You will encounter the same defeat when your nation will fight in its own backyard the humble minority of Muslims who are stronger in faith.” Al-Libi called on Muslims worldwide to support the Uyghurs. And he vowed that China will suffer the same fate that the former Soviet Union did when it invaded Afghanistan in the 1980s — only to be thwarted by Islamist fighters.
But if China is the target, why would the Wahhabi Salafi’s Chinese or Middle Eastern, bomb Thailand?
“A revenge attack for the deportation of Uighur Muslims from Thailand to China has emerged as a key focus of investigations into Monday’s bombing in the Thai capital.
Thailand sparked international condemnation in July when the country deported 109 Uighurs (back to China), a move human rights groups said violated international conventions. The deported Uighurs had arrived in Thailand in 2014 claiming to be Turkish and asking to be sent to Turkey.
Protests forced Thailand to close its embassy and consulate in Turkey after photographs showed Uighurs being led handcuffed and hooded on to two planes by security guards.
Thai officials cited intelligence from the country’s Special Branch that there would be an attack on Chinese tourists in Thailand after August 11.
Police sources said Uighur militants may be responsible for the blast, according to reports in the Bangkok Post and other Thai media.” See Report
