China warns of Olympics unrest and sabotage

Beijing: A senior Chinese security official said the Olympics are threatened by sabotage and unrest, state media said yesterday, as authorities sacked officials after a riot in which a police headquarters was torched. The trouble in Guizhou province in the southwest on Saturday came as China seeks to quell any signs of unrest ahead of the Beijing Games in August. Vice Minister of Public Security Yang Huanning told police officials that the Games would be a target for forces hostile to China's ruling Communist Party. "The current international and domestic situation is full of complications," Yang told the meeting, according to the People's Public Security News. "Especially as the Beijing Olympic Games draw near, a range of anti-China forces and hostile forces are striving by any means and redoubling efforts to engage in... [read full story]