China intensifies security following threat

Latest security concerns follow threats by Islamic group last week China security agency identifies five areas of concern for country Beijing worried by "human rights torch," activist claims Western nations caught between security, rights concerns BEIJING, China (AP) -- Just over a week before the Beijing Olympics, a militant Islamic group's claims of responsibility for bombings in China have fueled unease about security. The government has assured its people and the Olympic community that heavy security will ensure a secure games. But its clampdown has smothered a broad array of groups, many with grievances against the government but without a history of violence. Among the potential troublemakers Chinese security specialists have identified are Tibetan separatists, who staged occasionally violent protests last spring;... [read full story]