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China seeks terror data from Pakistan

Islamabad: China has asked Pakistan to investigate and share information on a recent threat of terrorist attacks on tourist spots in Chinese-administered Hong Kong and Midland China. In an official request through its embassy in Islamabad, the Chinese Government said it had information that an Islamist terrorism network in China was planning coordinated attacks on hotels and other tourist spots in Hong Kong and Midland China with the help and backing of some U.S. financiers and asked Pakistan to investigate, Daily Times quoted Pakistan officials as saying. The request received on October 30 detailed the name of a person who was allegedly planning and coordinating the attacks, it said adding the fax message did not mention how the attack could take place. — PTI

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